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Mystery and marvel : Philadelphia's 1876 Centennial Exposition / John Henry Hepp, IV.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hepp, John Henry, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Centennial Exhibition.
- United States--Centennial celebrations, etc.
- United States.
- Exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Exhibitions.
- United States--History--1849-1877.
- Genre:
- Exhibitions (Events)
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 136 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Havertown, Pennsylvania : Brookline Books, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Using narratives from fair-goers, this book examines the technological enthusiasm of Victorian society at the 1876 Philadelphia World's Fair and the resulting transition from agricultural republic to industrial empire."--Back cover.
- Contents:
- How people visited the Centennial
- History as the story of progress
- The story of Victorian technology
- Stories of size and abundance
- The spectacle of interior space
- Urban design in America
- An obsession with classification.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift of the author; copy 2 Gemmill fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781955041027
- 1955041024
- OCLC:
- 1372391908
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