The World's Fair - Part 1 (Listener Request)
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
11/14/20
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Shout out to listener Stacey who reached out and ask that I cover the history of the World's Fairs in the United States.
There have been A LOT of them - and a lot of cool and amazing advancements have come about thanks to these demonstrations of new ideas, inventions and national pride. So much, in fact, that this will be a multi-part episode.
This week I cover the origins of World's Fairs, what brought them to the United States and how they differed from their counterparts. Enjoy!
Sources Used This Episode:
- Bureau of International Exhibitions, Philadelphia (LINK)
- The Free Library of of Philadelphia, Digital Collections: Centennial Exhibition (LINK)
- Women's Pavilions, 1876 Centennial Exhibition by Lucy Davis, The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia (LINK)
- Philadelphia’s 1876 Centennial Exhibition by Linda P. Gross, Theresa R. Snyder
- The Great Exhibition 1851 by Ben Johnson, Historic UK: The History and Heritage Accommodation Guide (LINK)
- Exhibition in the Palace: A Bibliographic Essay by Earle E. Coleman
- "The Exhibition of the Industries of all Nations," AmericasBestHistory.com (LINK)
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November 7, 2020
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John Adams, John Hancock and... Josiah Quincy? This week I talk about three of the many individuals who participated in the run up to the American Revolution. All three men knew each other throughout their lives and their proximation to Boston could be seen as one of the reasons Massachusetts gets all the revolutionary ink. Grab your coffee and hang with me while I dive into the roles these rebels played.
Sources Used This Episode:
- American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution by Nina Sankovitch
- 1774: The Long Year of Revolution by Mary Beth Norton
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World's Fair Part 2 - Chicago, St. Louis & San Francisco
November 21, 2020
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In this week's episode, I wrap up the 1893 Chicago World's Fair including the brief story of a serial killer, H.H Holmes and dive into both St. Louis and San Francisco's first shot at hosting their own event.
St. Louis vied hard to ensure no one else competed with their fair and fought to have the Summer Olympics held on site and away from the original host city - Chicago.
I end this episode where I began - back in Chicago; albeit under a different set of circumstances for the 1933 Centennial World's Fair. Come back next week as I wrap up the history of World's Fairs in the United States.
Sources Used This Episode:
- Louisiana Purchase Exposition Issue, The Smithsonian National Postal Museum (LINK)
- St. Louis USA, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, America's Best History (LINK)
- Herbert Hoover Attends the 1933 World’s Fair, YouTube. (LINK)
- The Panama Pacific International Exhibition, National Park Service (LINK)
- Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World's Fair, Back Story Podcast (LINK)
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