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Chicago's Grand Midway [electronic resource] : A Walk around the World at the Columbian Exposition / Norman Bolotin with Christine Laing

Author:
Bolotin, Norm, 1951-
Published:
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2017. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description:
1 online resource (pages cm)
Additional Creators:
Laing, Christine and Project Muse
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Contents:
Creating the World's First Midway -- Walking the Plaisance -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Financial Data on Midway Concessions.
Summary:
"The Midway Plaisance at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was designed to complement the vastness of the fair itself, simultaneously entertaining and educating the fairgoer. A half-mile long, the Midway was designed to delight visitors with grandeur, excitement, and surprise. This volume escorts readers through the Midway, showing every feature and intersection, from the Libbey Glass Factory, the Captive Balloon, Little Cairo, and the greatest marvel of all, the Ferris Wheel, capable of carrying 1000 people at a time"--
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ISBN:
9780252099465
025209946X
9780252082429 (paperback)
9780252032912 (print)
0252032918 (print)
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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