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As the 400th anniversary of Columbus' great voyage to America grew near, enterprising minds in the United States formulated plans to stage a gala celebration to commemorate the historic event and showcase the astounding progress of mankind - particularly the accomplishments of the New World. As enthusiasm mounted, planners envisioned a celebration unparalleled in size, scope and grandeur; they would create a "fair to end all fairs.". After a heated competition among cities vying to host the event, Chicago, with its thriving business community, expansive parkland and efficient railroad system, was selected as the site. With Congress' blessing, organizers began the mammoth tasks of financing, planning and building the World's Columbian Exposition in the spring of 1890. The World's Columbian Exposition takes readers on a fascinating journey back to the fair. It tells how noted landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted masterfully transformed more than 600 acres of swamp and bog along Lake Michigan into a grand and graceful fairgrounds; how Chief of Construction Daniel Burnham assembled an elite cadre of the country's most talented architects and artisans to design and build the provoc

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Author

Bolotin, Norman, Laing, Christine

Publisher

Urbana: University of Illinois Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780252070815

Category

history

Subjects

Technology, Fiction, History

Rating

4.07 / 5 (65 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13