Fair America: World's Fairs in the United States

by John E. Findling, Robert W. Rydell, Kimberly Pelle, et al.

Book Overview

Since their inception with New York's Crystal Palace Exhibition in the mid-nineteenth century, world's fairs have introduced Americans to "exotic" pleasures such as belly dancing and the Ferris Wheel;... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560989688
• ISBN13: 9781560989684
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Smithsonian Books (DC)
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Review!!!!!

Rydell, Findling, and Pelle do a wonderful job of describing the influences that helped shape the World's Fairs and expositions held in the United States between 1853 and 1984. Initially designed to boost local economies, the fair promoters gradually shifted to more national agendas; imperialism, cold war, and capitalism. The book is a great resource for those not aware of how much impact these fairs have had on our country's development!