With Text By Stanley Appelbaum 1980, Soft Cover, 108 pages, Black and White photographs throughout Originally conceived to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America, the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 was one of the largest and most influential aggregations of human talent, energy, and industry ever assembled. Beginning with an overview of the fair’s planning and conceptual stages, Appelbaum’s well-researched text then proceeds to a fascinating discussion of the personalities, regional rivalries, and intense controversy surrounding the Beaux-Arts architecture of the fair. 8638$12.95

The World's Columbian ExpositionBy Norman Bolotin & Christine Laing Softcover, 176pp, 2002 "This exceptional chronicle takes readers on a visual tour of the glittering "white city" that emerged along the swampy south shore of Lake Michigan as a symbol of Chicago's rebirth and pride twenty-two years after the Great Fire." "The World's Columbian Exposition, which commemorated the 400th anniversary of Columbus's voyage to America, was held from April to October in 1893. The monumental event welcomed twenty-eight million visitors, covered six hundred acres of land, boasted dozens of architectural wonders, and was home to some sixty-five thousand exhibits from all over the world. From far and wide, people came to experience the splendors of the fair, to witness the magic sparkle of electric lights or ride the world's first Ferris wheel, known as the Eiffel Tower of Chicago...." 16994wf$21.95

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