I Never Knew That About New York - Couverture rigide

Winn, Christopher

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0091945240 ISBN 13 : 9780091945244

Editeur : Ebury Press, 2013

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

I Never Knew That . . .

- The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world for 40 years until 1972

- When Queen Elizabeth II visited Trinity Church in 1976 she was presented with 279 peppercorns in back rent

- The Haughwout Building on Broadway was the first commercial building in the world to have a passenger elevator

- Broadway's longest-running production, Phantom of the Opera, has been housed in the Majestic Theater since 1988

- Columbus Circle is the point from which all official distances to and from New York are measured

- Grand Central Terminal is the largest railway station in the world

Biographie de l'auteur :

Christopher Winn's first book was the bestselling I Never Knew That About England. Volumes on Ireland, Scotland, Wales, London, the English, Irish and Scottish, the Lake District, Yorkshire, the River Thames and Royal Britain followed. A freelance writer and collector of trivia for over 20 years, he has worked with Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross and sets quiz questions for television as well as for the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. He is married to artist Mai Osawa, who illustrates all the books in the series. His website is www.i-never-knew-that.com.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Ebury Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0091945240
• ISBN 13: 9780091945244
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288