David Cecchi

Big E: Eastern States Exposition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Eastern States Agricultural and Industrial Exposition was founded more than a century ago to "e;promote the agricultural and industrial development of the eastern states."e; Held at the fairgrounds in West Springfield, Massachusetts, the inaugural event was the National Dairy Show in 1916, followed by what would become known as "e;The Big E,"e; the combined "e;state fair"e; of the six New England states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Weathering floods, hurricanes, the Great Depression, and two world wars, it is currently one of the largest fairs in North America, with an attendance of over 1.3 million fairgoers in 2015. With photographs spanning the past century from exposition archives, area residents, and his own collection, author David Cecchi presents a fascinating visual history of what he refers to as "e;the fair."e;

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781439657492
• Artikelnr.: 47256154