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Autore |
Smith Duane A |
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Titolo |
Colorado goes to the fair : World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 / / Duane A. Smith, Karen A. Vendl, Mark A. Vendl |
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Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-63657-3 |
0-8263-5042-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (146 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Exhibitions - Social aspects - Colorado - History - 19th century |
Social change - Colorado - History - 19th century |
Colorado History 1876-1950 |
Colorado Social conditions 19th century |
Colorado Economic conditions 19th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface: You must see this fair -- Prologue: Metropolis of the West -- The fair comes to Chicago -- Come, come, come to the fair : World's Columbian Exposition -- Surprise to the world -- Not matter, but mind; not things, but men -- Temptations galore -- Coloradans go to the fair : their experiences and opinions -- Epilogue: The glory and the reality -- Appendix: Colorado exhibits receiving awards. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In this heavily illustrated text, the authors trace the glory of the World's Fair and the impact it would have on Colorado, where Gilded Age excess clashed with the enthusiasm of westward expansion. |
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