Chicago's white city of 1893 / / David F. Burg

• Autore: Burg David F.
• Pubblicazione: Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1976; ©1976
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (399 p.)
• Disciplina: 607/.34/77311
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1: America on the Eve of Celebration; 2: Chicago; 3: The Greatest Fair in History; 4: A World's Fair of the Arts; 5: Exhibits, Pastimes, & Pleasures; 6: The World's Congress Auxiliary; 7: Visions of the Celestial City; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1893, the year that marked the four hundredth anniversary of the landing of Columbus in the New World, Chicago was host to an exposition to mark the occasion. Although the World's Columbian Exposition was the fifteenth world's fair, it was of vastly greater scope than any of its predecessors. Chicago created a veritable new city. It was not only larger than any previous exposition but also more elaborately designed, more precisely laid out, more fully realized, and more prophetic. It was the first exposition truly to solicit the participation of the entire world.In this study of the White C
• Titolo autorizzato: Chicago's white city of 1893
• ISBN: 0-8131-8468-1; 0-8131-5047-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459595003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II