American Illuminations: Urban Lighting, 1800-1920

by David E. Nye

Book Overview

How Americans adapted European royal illuminations for patriotic celebrations, spectacular expositions, and intensely bright commercial lighting to create the world's most dazzling and glamorous... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262546647
• ISBN13: 9780262546645
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher