The Gateway Arch: A Biography

by Tracy Campbell

Book Overview

The surprising history of the spectacular Gateway Arch in St. Louis, the competing agendas of its supporters, and the mixed results of their ambitious plan

Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a revered monument to America's western expansion. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, the arch today attracts millions of tourists annually and is one of the world's most widely recognized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300169493
• ISBN13: 9780300169492
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.4"