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The great American fair : the World's Columbian Exposition & American culture / Reid Badger.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Badger, Reid
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : N. Hall, ©1979.
Subjects:
World's Columbian Exposition > (1893 : > Chicago, Ill.)
World's Columbian Exposition.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Prologue: Opening day
  • Introduction: The Great World's Fair and Victorial Culture
  • pt. 1. THE BACKGROUND
  • The Crystal Palace and the origins of the institution
  • The growth and character of the institution
  • America and the Great World's Fairs
  • pt. 2. THE SETTING
  • Energy and uncertainty
  • The representative city
  • pt. 3. THE GREAT FAIR
  • Genesis and growth of the idea
  • Organization
  • The site, the plan, and the design
  • Finance and promotion
  • Dedication day
  • Final preparations
  • The World's Congress
  • The exhibits
  • The midway
  • pt. 4. THE CULTURE
  • Achievement and influence
  • A confusion of symbols
  • The vision of unity
  • Epilogue
  • APPENDICES
  • A) The World's Fairs
  • B) U.S. appropriations to exhibitions and fairs
  • C) The act creating the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893
  • D) Preliminary and final classification system
  • E) The Presidential proclamation
  • F) Memorandum of December 9, 1890
  • G) Burnham's letter of December 13, 1890
  • H) A financial balance sheet.

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