1933-34 Chicago World's Fair by Bill Cotter (2015, Paperback) - signed to you

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Images of America: Chicago's 1933-34 World's Fair - A Century of Progress
It took six years and cost 0 million, but on May 27, 1933, the gates swung open on the biggest birthday party the city of Chicago had ever seen. The "A Century of Progress Exposition," better known as the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair, commemorated the amazing progress that had been made since the founding of the city just 100 years earlier. Many of  America's largest companies joined with countries from around the world to  showcase their histories and advertise their newest products. The road to opening day was not an easy one, with the Great Depression making it look like the fair might never be built, but thousands of small investors stepped  forward to help close the financial gap. The fair went on to an unprecedented second season, and when the gates finally closed after the  last of the 39 million visitors went home, it had achieved something quite rare among world's fairs: earning a profit. This collection of rare photographs, previously unpublished, highlights the major attractions of the  fair and the astonishing changes made between seasons. Arcadia Publishing, 2015. 128 pages.
The 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair was truly an amazing event, and I'm glad I was able to share some of my photos in this book. I had fun doing the research and was surprised at some of the things I learned. I hope you will be too. This book was a real treat to put together, as I really enjoyed the opportunity to go through my collection of photos from  the Fair looking for ways to convey how majestic it was. I tried to stay away from re-using the standard and staged publicity photos seen in most other books about  the event, hoping to capture instead what a day might have been like for the average visitor. I hope that you will enjoy the results.
I'm pleased to be the author of this book. If you would  like it signed in any particular way please let me know with your payment and  I'll be glad to do it. Shipping will  be via Priority Mail in the United States and Airmail for foreign customers.  Please let me know if you have any questions before ordering.
Please look for my books on the 1939-40 and 1964-65 New York World's  Fairs, the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, Montreal's Expo 67, Spokane's Expo 74, the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair,  and Vancouver's Expo 86. I will be glad to combine any purchases to save you on shipping.