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

The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair was a major event in early-twentieth-century America. Attracting millions of tourists, it exemplified the Victorian predilection for public spectacle. The Fair has long served as a touchstone for historians interested in American culture prior to World War I and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilbert, James (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2009]
Temas:
Exhibitions > Social aspects > Missouri > Saint Louis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
memory, remembering, memories, history, historical, city, urban, midwest, missouri, st louis, academic, scholarly, research, worlds fair, 20th century, america, american, united states, usa, tourist, tourism, victorian, 1800s, resident, visitor, artifact, archival, publication, guidebook, archivist, photographs, fairgoer, entertainment.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • One. Fair Itineraries: Experience, Memory, and the History of the Fair
  • Two. Making History
  • Three. Making Memories
  • Four. Making Images
  • Five. Mrs. Wilkins Dances
  • Six. The Beholder's Eye: Making Experience
  • Seven. Making Identities
  • Notes
  • Index

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