The Electrifying Fall of Rainbow City: Spectacle and Assassination at the 1901 Worlds Fair
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393354792 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gurney, playwright. “Wonderfully informative, evocative and illuminating.” - Buffalo News“Required reading.” - New York Post“Lively.” - Randy Dotinga, Christian Science Monitor“Engrossing.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Creighton shines.” - Booklist“A propulsive, edge-of-your-seat ride.” - Lauren Belfer, author of And After the Fire“Utterly electrifying prose.” - Martha Hodes, author of Mourning Lincoln“Absolutely first-rate.” - A. R
Creighton lifts the curtain on the assassination of McKinley as well as on the fair’s lesser-known battles. An assassin stalked the fairgrounds, waiting for President William McKinley. 38 illustrations. In a story that is by turns suspenseful, heartrending, and triumphant, she reveals the myriad power struggles that not only marked the Exposition but shaped the new century. Apache leader Geronimo startled visitors with a controversial performance. “A persuasive case that the fair was a microcosm of some momentous facets of the United States.”Wall Street JournalThe 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, opened amid a fanfare of stunning colors and electric lights; its wonders, both strange and magnificent, dazzled the public.Then tragedy struck. A female daredevil captivated crowds by trying to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls. And a showman called the Animal King, the self-proclaimed star of the Midway, announced that one of his acts, the smallest woman in the world and the fair’s “mascot,” had been kidnapped.In this
One of Many. Stories of a Worlds Fair george beitzel Rainbow City is a lot of interesting stories tied together by a major event, the 1901 Worlds Fair. The assassination of a U. S. President, exploits of men and women going over Niagara Falls in barrels, the sad life of a lady midget, shows exploiting the legend of happy negro slaves prior to the Civil War, Cowboys and Indians and animal acts to name a few. A pot of gold at one end of the rainbow and failure at the other. A good read.. It is a wonderful story, well documented with footnotes As a resident of the Buffalo area , I appreciate the author's thorough research. She totally engages the reader and I feel captured the mood / sentiments/ and struggles of the Buffalo/Niagara region both past & present. Her historic depictions of the Pan Am events creates impressive images and brought history to life in a captivating story of the World's Fair The turn of century brought many new inventions, including 'electricity" that gave humans a power trip, believing we could conquer nature & the globe. "A must for history buffs and a pleasure for all others" according to Thomas G. Brown. Revealing forgotten or never learned history in a readable and interesting tic toc manner. I never realized the importance of Buffalo a hundred years ago.
. She is a professor of history at Bates College and lives in Maine. Creighton is the author of The Colors of Courage: Gettysburg’s Forgotten History, a finalist for the Lincoln Prize, and other works. Margaret S