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Ephemeral city
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- Book Synopsis
- Less celebrated than the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, the 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition brought visitors face-to-face with gleaming American consumerism in the midst of the Great Depression. Lindsay Fullerton draws on a wealth of personal photographs, scrapbooks, oral histories, and writings to illuminate the wildly different experiences of fairgoers against the backdrop of a city steeped in poverty and segregation. The Exposition took place amidst massive changes sparked by expansion of mass media, Franklin Roosevelt's election, the repeal of Prohibition, and the Great Migration. A diverse cross-section of Chicagoans informs Fullerton's history of the event in the context of the fast-changing America of the interwar era. These personal accounts tell stories of how attendees interpreted their own experiences while being surrounded by whiz-bang products and full-throated evangelism on the benefits of progress. A colorful people's history, Ephemeral City takes readers inside the other Chicago World's Fair and how visitors interacted with a pivotal moment in American history.
- About The Author
- Lindsay Fullerton is an historian and media studies scholar. She grew up in Chicagoland and holds a doctorate from the Northwestern University School of Communication.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780252088520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press, (29 April 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 328
- Weight
- 540 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 152 x 23 mm
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