Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! The Gateway Arch is the tallest monument in the United States. At 630 feet, it is more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty. The Gateway Arch honors all the settlers who passed through St. Louis, Missouri, on their way out west. But how was it made? Who designed it? Read this book to find out! Learn about many remarkable sites in...

"Discusses the features and history of the Gateway Arch. Includes several fun facts and a That's Amazing! feature"--

In Gateway Arch, young readers will explore this St. Louis landmark and learn about its historical significance.

Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch is one of the world's most widely recognized structures and attracts millions of tourists to St. Louis every year. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, its story is one of innovation and greed; civic pride and backroom deals. Weaving together social, political, and cultural perspectives, historian Tracy Campbell uncovers the complicated and troubling history of this iconic...

"Examining the building process from the ground up, this high-interest title covers the history and construction of the Gateway Arch, one of Missouri's most well-known landmarks"--

Extensive photos and film clips of its construction; interviews with the inventors, engineers, and contractors who transformed the dream into a reality; and a behind-the-scenes tour.

A documentary that chronicles the history of westward expansion and the construction of the largest stainless steel structure ever built, the Gateway Arch. Featured are newly discovered construction footage, rare photographs of westward expansion and early conceptual drawings by architect Eero Saarinen. Dozens of interviews include World Trade Center Master Plan architect Daniel Libeskind and architecture critic Jayne Merkel, along with the workers...

The St. Louis Gateway Arch is a tribute to Thomas Jefferson and the explorers and pioneers who shaped the American West. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, it stands 630 feet (189 m) high, making it the tallest monument in the United States. Included on the grounds of the arch are the The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, the Museum of Westward Expansion, and St. Louis? Old Courthouse, the site of the first two trials of an American slave?s fight...

"In America, behind the public facade of nine of our most famed institutions and landmark structures, there is another world that is hidden from view. The special pierces the veil of secrecy which conceals forbidden histories and fascinating insider information from the public."-- Publisher.