Whose Fair? - Experience, Memory, and the History of the Great St. Louis Exposition

Zusammenfassung The 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair was a major event in early twentieth-century America. This title asks: what can we learn about the lived experience of fairgoers when we compare historical accounts, individual and collective memories, and artifacts from the event? It paints a lively picture of how fairgoers spent their time.

Product details

• Authors: James Gilbert, James Burkhart Gilbert, Gilbert James
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2009
• EAN: 9780226293103
• ISBN: 978-0-226-29310-3
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Missouri, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909