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- Author:Paula Becker-Brown,Alan J. Stein
- ISBN:0295989262
- ISBN13:978-0295989266
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- Publisher:History Ink; First Edition edition (June 24, 2009)
- Pages:188 pages
- Subcategory:Americas
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Start by marking Exposition: Washington's First World's Fair: A Timeline History as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. Starting with the Klondike Gold Rush in 1897, authors Alan J. Stein and Paula Becker recount in detail the history of the fair that brought Seattle and Washington into the national spotlight. The A-Y-P Exposition was a major community effort for a state that was only twenty years old.
This item: Exposition, Washington's First World's Fair: A. .The history of the A-Y-P Exposition on the cityscape and mindset of Seattle is keenly, lovingly evoked in every detail of the book's layout.
Only 5 left in stock (more on the way). Here's a local history to put on everyone's Christmas list―- if they can bear to wait that long to get i. ―Seattle Times. Details the 1909 fair that brought Seattle and Washington into the national spotlight. Hardcover: 188 pages.
By Alan J. Stein and Paula Becker-Brown. The . million visitors to the fair during its four-month run, on what was to become the University of Washington campus, beheld a cornucopia of exhibits housed in an astonishing collection of buildings and enjoyed the carnival-like - and sometimes controversial - entertainments of the Pay Streak midway.
The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition was a world's fair held in Seattle in 1909, publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest. It was originally planned for 1907, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush, but the organizers. It was originally planned for 1907, to mark the 10th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush, but the organizers found out about the Jamestown Exposition being held that year, and rescheduled. The fairgrounds became the campus of the University of Washington.
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It was the first world's fair to make a profit, it provided a platform for advocates of woman suffrage, and it set the . product description page. Exposition: Washington's First World's Fair - by Alan J Stein & Paula Becker.
It was the first world's fair to make a profit, it provided a platform for advocates of woman suffrage, and it set the general plan for the University of Washington campus that endures to this da.
Written by. Alan J. org staff historian and award-winning author of Safe Passage: The Birth of Washington State Ferries; Bellevue Timeline; and The Olympic: The Story of Seattle's Landmark Hotel. org and author of the popular "Park Hopping" column for ParentMap magazine. This beautifully illustrated coffee table book chronicles all the important dates and events and random trivia associated with the Exposition.
The A-Y-P Exposition, held in Seattle in 1909 on the future site of the University of Washington .
The A-Y-P Exposition, held in Seattle in 1909 on the future site of the University of Washington, welcomed . million visitors and was the first world's fair to make a profit. million visitors to the fair during its four-month run, on what was to become the University of Washington campus, behel.
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By Alan Stein and Paula Becker with Jennifer Ott. Posted 7/04/2008. This tour was written by Alan Stein and Paula Becker with assistance from Jennifer Ott, and curated by Paula Becker. Map by Marie McCaffrey. The Washington State Exposition Commission, appointed by Governor Albert E. Mead (1861-1909), facilitated the participation of Washington's towns and counties in the A-Y-P. Seven commissioners representing each section of the state operated under an enabling act that also directed all state bureaus, departments, and institutions to cooperate with the commission.