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Title: Meet Me in St. Louis : A Trip to the 1904 World's Fair by Robert Jackson ISBN: 0-06-009267-X Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 16 March, 2004 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great for kids and adults
Comment: I orginally purchased this book for my 8 year-old niece who is becoming interested in American history. After flipping through the book and being drawn in by the illustrations and their witty captions, I sat down and read the whole thing myself. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and learned quite a bit about St. Louis to boot, including surprises such as the fact that the first Olympic Games to be held in America were at the St. Louis World's Fair. The author does an excellent job of not only bringing the fair to life, but puts it in the proper context of St. Louis and America. Indeed, one can almost smell the ice cream cones and hot dogs, two of the foods said to have been invented there. Nor does he ignore some of the less savory aspects of the Fair, such as the forced confinement of Filipinos in their semi-permanent exhibit under miserable conditions. All told, this was a wonderful book, which my niece very much enjoyed as well, after I finally coughed it up!
Rating: 5
Summary: Brief, focused look at the fair
Comment: This book presents a good overview of how the fair came to St.Louis, the preparations for it, major ingredientes and what happened after that.
This is an excellent choice if you are looking for a feel of the fair and the world at that time. The book starts with how the world was at that time and how the preparations for the fair took place and ends with a narration of what happened to the buildings (and the Ferris wheel) after the fair. It was interesting to read that the fair itself was forgotten until the 1944 film, "Meet Me in St.Louis".
This answered a lot of questions that I had about the fair. If you are looking for a detailed view of the fair, I would recommend "Inside The World's Fair of 1904 - Volume 1 and 2" by Elana V. Fox.
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Title: Inside the World's Fair of 1904: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Vol. 2 by Elana V. Fox ISBN: 1403358362 Publisher: Authorhouse Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
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Title: Still Shining Discovering! Lost Treasures from the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair by Diane Rademacher ISBN: 1891442201 Publisher: Virginia Pulishing Corporation Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Inside the World's Fair of 1904: Exploring the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Vol. 1 by Elana V. Fox ISBN: 1403306729 Publisher: Authorhouse Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
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Title:Meet Me In St. Louis (Two-Disc Special Edition) ASIN: B00005JKGZ Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 06 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $20.24 |
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Title: St. Louis Then And Now by Elizabeth McNulty ISBN: 1571452435 Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $17.98 |
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