| The Great Extravaganza: Portland and the Lewis and Clark Exposition Contributor(s): Abbott, Carl (Author) |
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ISBN: 0875952852 ISBN-13: 9780875952857 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: A fascinating account of Portland's 1905 World's Fair that captures the optimism and ambition of Portland's early entrepreneurs and politicians. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 973.911 |
| LCCN: 80083179 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 9.98" W x 8.08" (0.59 lbs) 71 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Oregon - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Great Extravaganza details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905 from its planning stage, through the heady days of the fair, and into the decade of growth and prosperity that followed. Abbott captures the progressive sentiments that motivated early twentieth-century developers and politicians and the part the Exposition played in the development of Portland. Now in its third edition since its original publication in 1981, The Great Extravaganza includes a new introduction by Carl Abbott along with historic photographs that give readers a tour of the extensive fairgrounds, the grand exhibit halls, and the dozens of attractions that drew a million and a half people to Portland during the summer and early fall of 1905. |