Money or Legacy

Feb 05, 2009 15:59

We had to watch a video in class to day, and aside from the boredom, I was intrigued by the fact, the Columbian Exposition was arguebly one of the biggest sham jobs in American history. The Buildings weren't what they ere cracked up to be.  It seemed like a venue for debauchery, however it was marketed as innovation. America's desire to be held in ( Read more... )

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classicrq February 5 2009, 22:53:13 UTC
Nope. I've never heard of it either. I didn't even know it was suppose to be so big. Until the book and the video.

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brummitt89 February 5 2009, 23:46:20 UTC
never knew of the world fair until we started reading this horrible book

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jonboyd322 March 31 2009, 01:21:33 UTC
It would have been better if the buildings were for long term use

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