Chicago's Grand Midway : a walk around the world at the Columbian Exposition / Norman Bolotin with Christine Laing.

By:

Bolotin, Norm, 1951- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Laing, Christine []

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780252099465

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

T500 .C453 2017

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Contents:

Walking the Plaisance -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Financial Data on Midway Concessions.

Scope and content: "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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"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"--

Includes bibliographies and index.

Creating the World's First Midway -- Walking the Plaisance -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Financial Data on Midway Concessions.

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