02679nam 2200649Ia 450 991078145220332120230126202522.01-283-63657-30-8263-5042-9(CKB)2550000000064389(EBL)1118946(OCoLC)817819293(SSID)ssj0000535177(PQKBManifestationID)11344892(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535177(PQKBWorkID)10520167(PQKB)11455102(MiAaPQ)EBC1118946(OCoLC)769189774(MdBmJHUP)muse4769(Au-PeEL)EBL1118946(CaPaEBR)ebr10511578(CaONFJC)MIL394903(EXLCZ)99255000000006438920110325d2011 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrColorado goes to the fair[electronic resource] World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 /Duane A. Smith, Karen A. Vendl, Mark A. VendlAlbuquerque University of New Mexico Press20111 online resource (146 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8263-5041-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.ExhibitionsSocial aspectsColoradoHistory19th centurySocial changeColoradoHistory19th centuryColoradoHistory1876-1950ColoradoSocial conditions19th centuryColoradoEconomic conditions19th centuryExhibitionsSocial aspectsHistorySocial changeHistory907.4/77311907.477311Smith Duane A1492438Vendl Karen A1493555Vendl Mark A1493556MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781452203321Colorado goes to the fair3716567UNINA