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Shows how the interwar exhibitions heralded the arrival of modern America - a new empire of abundance built on old foundations of inequality. Rydell demonstrates how the fairs reached their height of popularity following the crash of 1929 by offering a vision of recovery from the Depression.

World of Fairs The CenturyofProgress Expositions

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert W. Rydell

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/1993
      ISBN13: 9780226732374, 978-0226732374
      ISBN10: 0226732371
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      Book Synopsis
      Shows how the interwar exhibitions heralded the arrival of modern America - a new empire of abundance built on old foundations of inequality. Rydell demonstrates how the fairs reached their height of popularity following the crash of 1929 by offering a vision of recovery from the Depression.

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