Author: Truman, Benjamin Cummings
Title: History of the World's Fair : Being a Complete and Authentic Description of the Columbian Exposition from Its Inception
Description: New York, NY, Arno Press, 1893. Hardcover. Green boards with black ink and gilt illustrations and lettering on cover and spine. (5) 6-610 pp. profusely illustrated with b+w plates. Contents: pt. 1. Origin of the exposition. How Chicago secured the celebration ; The pillars of the exhibition. -- pt. 2. The National Commission. First meeting of the National Commission ; Members of the National Commission ; George R. Davis elected Director-General. -- pt. 3. Commencement and progress of work. A wonderful metamorphosis ; Early preparation of flowers ; Department of Publicity and Promotion ; Department of Foreign Affairs ; The press and the Columbian guard. -- pt. 4. The dedicatory exercises. Arrival of distinguished people ; Great parade of tradesmen ; Grand military procession and review ; Commencement of the exercises ; Dedication of the buildings ; Mrs. Potter Palmer's brilliant address ; The dedicatory oration ; The glowing tribute of Chauncey M. Depew. -- pt. 5. Official opening of the exposition. The great review of the Hudson River ; Arrival of Mr. Cleveland and the Duke of Veragua ; Another distinguished arrival ; The formal opening of the Exposition. -- pt. 6. The women of the exposition and woman's work. The Woman's Building and its purposes ; The women who control ; Formal opening of the Woman's Building ; Other features of the Woman's Building ; The Children's Building. -- pt. 7. The main buildings and their exhibits. The Administration Building ; The Mammoth Manufactures Building ; Department of Liberal Arts ; Department of Ethnology ; Agricultural Building ; Among the trees of the world ; Horticultural Building ; In the realm of rare flowers and plants ; The French floricultural exhibit ; A ramble among fruits and wines ; Palace of Mechanic Arts ; Transportation Building ; Mines and Mining Building ; Department of Electricity and its building ; Fish and Fisheries Building ; The Palace of Fine Arts ; The Government Building. -- pt. 8. Other main features. The shrine of the White City ; The White Horse Inn and Krupp's gun ; One of the gems of the fair ; Fifty cents for a cup of tea ; The peristyle and Court of Honor ; The Exposition statuary. -- pt. 9. Among the state buildings. Illinois Building first and foremost ; Away down East ; A galaxy of states ; Virginia, the mother of presidents ; Way down souf 'mong de fields of cotton ; The noted Blue Grass State ; The states by the lakes ; Wheat and corn producing states ; Buildings of the states of the great interior ; A peep at the Pacific slope. -- pt. 10. Among the foreign buildings. Germany, Norway and Sweden ; Great Britain's Victoria House ; Pavilions of France and Spain ; Canada and New South Wales ; The attractive Ceylon Building ; The Ottoman Pavilion ; The two Central American Republics ; Brazil and Venezuela. -- pt. 11. The Midway Plaisance. Cairo Street and Turkish village ; The two Irish villages ; The Javanese and South Sea islanders ; The Germans and Austrians ; Among other nations ; End of the Exposition. Good, with signs of age and some penciling, better than usual condition for this book .

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