This book is not just the story of the construction of the Eiffel Tower, not just the story of the life and success of Gustave Eiffel, but the life of an entire generation of pioneers. This is a book about people who wanted change at a time when Thomas Edison's phonograph was considered a fantastic invention that could change the world , and the Eiffel metal tower is the most grandiose and tallest structure that man could create. You can plunge into the atmosphere of Paris in the 1890s, be his contemporary, walk through the World Exhibition, feel like a spectator of the magnificent Buffalo Bill show, become a participant in that an era that gave us all the benefits that we enjoy to this day.