Whose Fair?: Experience, Memory, and the History of the Great St. Louis Exposition

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The 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair was once a tremendous event in early-twentieth-century The us. Attracting millions of tourists, it exemplified the Victorian predilection for public spectacle. The Fair has long served as a touchstone for historians interested in American culture prior to World War I and has endured in the memories of generations of St. Louis residents and visitors. In Whose Fair? James Gilbert asks: what are we able to learn about the lived experience of fairgoers when we compare historical accounts, individual and collective memories, and artifacts from the event?

Exploring these differing, now and then competing, versions of history and memory prompts Gilbert to dig through a wealthy trove of archival material. He examines the papers of David Francis, the Fair’s president and subsequent chief archivist; guidebooks and other official publications; the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis; diaries, oral histories, and other personal accounts; and a choice of striking photographs. From this dazzling array of sources, Gilbert paints a full of life picture of how fairgoers spent their time, at the same time as also probing the ways history and memory can complement each and every other.


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