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

Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (xxii, 120 pages) Series Book collections on Project MUSE 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"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed SUBJECT World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) -- History World's Columbian Exposition fast Subject Midways -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century Concessions (Amusements, etc.) -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century. PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference. Buildings Concessions (Amusements, etc.) Manners and customs Midways SUBJECT Chicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Chicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc Subject Illinois -- Chicago Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book Author Laing, Christine, author LC no. 2017010064 ISBN 9780252099465 025209946X 0252082427 9780252082429 9780252032912 0252032918

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