{"product_id":"the-life-and-death-of-buffalos-great-northern-grain-elevator-1897-2023-9781438497037","title":"The Life and Death of Buffalo's Great Northern Grain Elevator: 1897-2023","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning visual memorial to Buffalo's architectural and industrial history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArcher Daniels Midland got lucky the night of December 11, 2021: a fierce winter wind took out a third of the brick wall of Buffalo's Great Northern Grain Elevator. ADM had wanted to demolish the building since 1993, but each of its demolition requests to the city had been blocked. Six days after the storm, with no public hearings, the building was condemned. A unique piece of Buffalo's economic and global architectural history was gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrain elevators are part of Buffalo's-and the nation's-architectural heritage. Unlike earlier wooden structures, the Great Northern was made of steel; it was fireproof. The steel bins kept the grain dry and the rats out. The entire steel structure was riveted and bolted into a single entity. The Great Northern couldn't burn down or blow up; it couldn't be knocked down, and it was incapable of falling down. When the Great Northern was completed seven months after the shovels broke ground, it was the largest grain elevator in the world. It was built to last, and last it did until the eight-month task of tearing it apart began on September 16, 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhotographer and activist Bruce Jackson documents the story of this key architectural landmark through text, documents, and his own photographs taken over a period of several decades to tell this tragic story that will appeal to anyone interested in the history and preservation of America's industrial culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Jackson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.94h x 8.44w x 0.37d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438497037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Jackson \u003c\/b\u003eis SUNY Distinguished Professor and the James Agee Professor of American Culture at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. His numerous books include \u003ci\u003eAmerican Chartres: Buffalo's Waterfront Grain Elevators\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Story is True: The Art and Meaning of Telling Stories, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWays of the Hand: A Photographer's Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eVoices from Death Row, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (with Diane Christian), all published by SUNY Press. He lives in Buffalo, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Excelsior Editions\/State University of New Yo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43765664612467,"sku":"9.78144E+12","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e03ef40a-2024-470b-90a8-fe5114969ed5.jpg?v=1756986305","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-life-and-death-of-buffalos-great-northern-grain-elevator-1897-2023-9781438497037","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}