Author: Stanley Appelbaum
Pages: 116
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 8 1/4" x 11"
Item #: BK1159
Price: $16.95
More than 27 million visitors entered the grounds of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 to marvel at the exhibits and displays in some 200 buildings. It provides an overview of the fairs planning and then proceeds to a fascinating discussion of the personalities, regional rivalries and intense controversy surrounding the Beaux-Arts architecture. The book then becomes a walking tour of the fair with 128 rare contemporary photos. The well-researched text covers such memorable aspects of the fair as: the Pullman strike, Panic of 1893, famous visitors, and finally the disastrous fires that destroyed many of the buildings. This book will be an unforgettable look back into time for social and cultural historians, Chicagoans, and anyone interested in the special magic of a world's fair.