The complete story of the colossal pipe organ and the fabled Philadelphia retail palace that has been its showcase for 90 years. Written for the general public and organ enthusiast alike, this sumptuous, highly readable book is published in a hardbound coffee table format with 18 chapters, 5 appendices, complete specifications, the current console layout, and comprehensive endnotes. Informative and intriguing, the 302-page work features more than 270 illustrations, many of them full-page prints. Includes entire chapters on the St. Louis Worlds Fair and the Wanamaker Founders Bell, much never-before-published material from newly unsealed archives of the Wanamaker Store, the Henry Willis organ factory, and other fascinating sources that reveal the complete, personal story behind the creation of one of the great artistic achievements of man.