Historic Photos of the Chicago World's Fair, Hardcover - Russell Lewis

Reducere. DescriptionChicago's World's Columbian Exposition, popularly called the Chicago World's Fair, or the White City, was the largest and most spectacul...

Reducere. Historic Photos of Chicago captures the remarkable journey of the city of broad shoulders and its people through the historic photographs of the Ch...

Reducere. Originally conceived to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus's discovery of America, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was one of t...

Reducere. At the close of the nineteenth century, Chicago offered the world a glimpse of humanity's most breathtaking possibilities and its most jaw-dropping...

Situated at the mouth of the Golden Gate is the Presidio of San Francisco, one of the nation's most famous former U.S. Army bases, currently a Nati...

In Broken Icarus, author David Hanna tracks the inspiring trajectory of aviation leading up to and through the World's Fair of 1933, as well as the...

Reducere. In the late 1950s, Seattle's civic and business leaders were worried about the city losing its dominant position as a trading partner with the lucr...

Reducere. From May 1 through October 31, 1982, Knoxville hosted the world's fair based on the theme "Energy Turns the World." Expo '82 was the first world's ...

Founded in 1906 in Gainesville as a consolidation of several smaller institutions focusing on agriculture, teacher training, and the military, the ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Golden Gate Bridge is a marvel of engineering and architecture considered by many to be one of the world's most beautiful bridges, i...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Brooklyn Bridge resounds throughout popular culture as an iconic image. Yet its creation was fraught with turmoil. Working with the ...

It's 1893, and Lorraine Williams can't wait to attend the Chicago World's Fair and see her idol, the Black opera singer Sissieretta Jones. But when...

Reducere. Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago is a historical look at Chicago during the darkest days of the Great De...

Reducere. DescriptionCalled The Mother Church of Country Music, the Ryman Auditorium saw a historic chapter come to a close in 1974 when it closed its doors ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom our earliest history, Americans have had an uneasy affection for our outlaws, especially those from the romantic period of the Old ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn Chicago, as wherever Christmas is celebrated, holiday traditions reflect both universal themes and local color, both the spirit of gi...

Reducere. For seven months in 1904, St. Louis was the greatest city on earth. Millions flocked to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to behold the inventions ...

Reducere. What came to be known as the World's Columbian Exposition was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's 1492 landfall ...

Reducere. The atomic age began at 5: 30 a.m. on July 16, 1945, with the explosion of "the Gadget" at Trinity near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Prelude to the bomb...

Reducere. DescriptionNo story in United States history is more compelling than the exploration and settlement of the American West, and the tales of those wh...

Reducere. Appalachia: The place and its people have long inspired a special fascination among travelers and commentators. The rugged, ecologically rich mount...

Reducere. It took six years and cost $100 million, but on May 27, 1933, the gates swung open on the biggest birthday party the city of Chicago had ever seen....

Reducere. From the old capitol to the new capitol, the Battle of Natural Bridge to the battles at Doak Campbell Stadium, Historic Photos of Tallahassee is a ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe images in this book, Historic Photos of University of Michigan Football, depict 100 years of gridiron action and the players and coa...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom its beginnings as a frontier military post on the Missouri River, through its years as a transportation and meatpacking center, to ...

Reducere. Minnesota's past is defined by its remarkable natural resources, and shaped by its native peoples and early settlers. From the fur trade and the es...

Reducere. Montana is a land known for soaring vistas, towering peaks, and a rich heritage. The nearly 200 photographs in this collection celebrate the unique...

Reducere. Arizona, the 48th state of the United States of America, is a land of diverse environments and unbelievable natural beauty. It is also a land where...

Reducere. Admitted to the Union in 1821 as the 24th state, Missouri is rich with the lore of American history. Within and along its borders flow two great ri...

Reducere. Known for its natural beauty, Oregon has a unique and remarkable history. During the sixteenth century, European explorers sighted the Oregon coast...