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" Icons of American architecture : "
Donald Langmead.
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BL
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1036673
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b791043
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| Main Entry
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Langmead, Donald.
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| Title & Author
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Icons of American architecture : : from the Alamo to the World Trade Center /\ Donald Langmead.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport :: Greenwood Press,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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Greenwood icons
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1 online resource (2 volumes (xix, 589 pages)) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0313342075
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: 0313342083
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: 0313342091
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: 0313342113
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: 9780313342073
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: 9780313342080
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: 9780313342097
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: 9780313342110
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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v. 1. The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas ; Alcatraz, San Francisco, California ; Brooklyn Bridge, New York City ; Empire State Building, New York City ; Fallingwater, Bear Run, Pennsylvania ; Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California ; Graceland Mansion, Memphis, Tennessee ; Grand Central Terminal, New York City ; Hearst Castle, San Simeon, California ; Hoover Dam, Colorado River, Nevada/Arizona ; Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, California ; Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- v. 2. Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. ; Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia ; Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia ; Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois ; Statue of Liberty, New York City ; United Nations Headquarters, New York City ; United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. ; USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii ; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. ; White House, Washington, D.C. ; World Trade Center, New York City.
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What turns a building into an icon? What is it about some structures that makes their history and legend even more important than their original intended use, making them a part of American, and world, popular culture? Twenty four buildings and structures, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the White House, the Hotel del Coronado, and the Washington Monument are presented here, along with their roles in fiction, film, music, and the imagination of people worldwide. Approximately twenty five images are included in the set, along with sidebars featuring additional structures.
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Architecture and society-- United States.
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Architecture-- United States.
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Architecture and society.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Criticism.
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ARCHITECTURE-- History-- General.
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ARCHITECTURE-- Regional.
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Architecture.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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720.973
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NA705.L35 2009eb
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