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Celebrating the New World
Robert Muccigrosso
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Description for Celebrating the New World
Paperback. A lively survey of Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893 and how the Great Fair mirrored American values and tastes at the turn of the century. "Instructive of our times and an excellent brief study." -Journal of American Culture. American Ways Series. Series: American Ways Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 281.
By the turn of the nineteenth century America was coming of age. No event better illustrated the American rise, better mirrored American society, or better presaged the American century ahead than the World's Columbian Exposition. "The grandest exposition this planet has ever witnessed" has been captured by Robert Muccigrosso in this lively survey of the Great Fair and its reflection of American values and tastes. With exhibits and visitors from all parts of the globe, the Columbian Exposition allowed America to consider its past, examine its present, and ponder its future. The nation's most celebrated architects overcame formidable obstacles to ... Read more
By the turn of the nineteenth century America was coming of age. No event better illustrated the American rise, better mirrored American society, or better presaged the American century ahead than the World's Columbian Exposition. "The grandest exposition this planet has ever witnessed" has been captured by Robert Muccigrosso in this lively survey of the Great Fair and its reflection of American values and tastes. With exhibits and visitors from all parts of the globe, the Columbian Exposition allowed America to consider its past, examine its present, and ponder its future. The nation's most celebrated architects overcame formidable obstacles to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
American Ways Series
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566630146
SKU
V9781566630146
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About Robert Muccigrosso
Robert Muccigrosso is professor of history at Brooklyn College and at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. He has also written American Gothic and is co-author of America in the Twentieth Century.
Reviews for Celebrating the New World
An excellent brief study of the great exposition...splendid and colorful.
Journal of American Culture
Journal of American Culture