{"title":"NiNi Harris","description":"\u003cp\u003eNINI HARRIS is a historian, tour guide, and the author of more than 18 books on St. Louis history and architecture. Her recent books include \u003cem\u003eBlack St. Louis\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOldest St. Louis\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThis Used to Be St. Louis\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarris received the Osmund Overby Award for Missouri Preservation in 2012 for her book \u003cem\u003eHolly Hills\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Harris leads tours specializing in St. Louis history and architecture. Her books explore the city’s downtown, ethnic heritage, brick architecture, landscape architecture, immigrant communities, the Civil War, and the Gateway Arch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNini lives in South St. Louis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiNi Harris’s books are published by Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"historic-photos-of-the-gateway-arch","title":"Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch","description":"\u003cp\u003eSt. Louis’ Gateway Arch rivals the monuments of the world in its simplicity, scale, elegance, and symbolism. The shimmering, stainless-steel ribbon forms a catenary arch 630 feet tall and 630 feet across at its base. Its design amazed the civic leaders determined to construct a great monument on the St. Louis riverfront. When it was completed, it wowed not just St. Louisans, not just Americans, but also visitors from around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts sleek geometric design and engineering was a creation of the Space Age, but the Arch was a monument to America’s frontier heritage. The Gateway Arch commemorated St. Louis’ riverfront as the Gateway to the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of the Gateway Arch\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the St. Louis riverfront from its days as a fur-trading post, to the creation of the Arch. From clearing the site to welding the first section into place, to the breathtaking moment of inserting the keystone—the photos tell the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781596525122\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"NiNi Harris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43347413008600,"sku":"9781596525122","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781596525122_FChigh_mockup_v2_1664395160_dd2e6e38-341e-412b-897f-f848f154107d.jpg?v=1791054475"},{"product_id":"remembering-the-gateway-arch","title":"Remembering the Gateway Arch","description":"\u003cp\u003eSt. Louis’ Gateway Arch rivals the monuments of the world in its simplicity, scale, elegance, and symbolism. 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The Gateway Arch commemorated St. Louis’ riverfront as the Gateway to the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a selection of fine historic images from her best-selling book \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/turnerbookstore.com\/products\/historic-photos-of-the-gateway-arch\" title=\"Historic Photos of the Gateway Arch\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoric Photos of the Gateway Arch,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e NiNi Harris provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the design and construction of this world-famous landmark. \u003cem\u003eRemembering the Gateway Arch\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the St. Louis riverfront from its days as a fur-trading post, to the creation of the Arch. 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