1915 San Francisco World's Fair in Color: Grandeur of the Panama-Pacific Exposition - Retro Edition:
Take a colorful trip back to the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair with more than 130 gorgeous prints, postcards, illustrations, and detailed maps from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Just a few years after the 1906 earthquake nearly destroyed San Francisco, the city rebuilt and hosted more than 18 million people from around the world to celebrate the completion of the greatest engineering project in the history of the modern world; The Panama Canal. This vivid book features: More than 130 restored images from the Panama-Pacific Exposition Softcover and hardcover options Full Size 8 1/2" x 11" pages Contemporary writing based on period guidebooks Rare postcards and contemporary colorful promotional guides Detailed maps of the Exposition Introduction from writer, Mark Bussler Bold retro-styled cover design This original book from writer and world's fair historian Mark Bussler guides readers through the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition with rare, colorful imagery and full-page illustrations of the Fair's grand palaces, courts, and statuary.
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1915 San Francisco World's Fair in Color: Grandeur of the Panama-Pacific Exposition - Retro Edition:
Take a colorful trip back to the 1915 San Francisco World's Fair with more than 130 gorgeous prints, postcards, illustrations, and detailed maps from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Just a few years after the 1906 earthquake nearly destroyed San Francisco, the city rebuilt and hosted more than 18 million people from around the world to celebrate the completion of the greatest engineering project in the history of the modern world; The Panama Canal. This vivid book features: More than 130 restored images from the Panama-Pacific Exposition Softcover and hardcover options Full Size 8 1/2" x 11" pages Contemporary writing based on period guidebooks Rare postcards and contemporary colorful promotional guides Detailed maps of the Exposition Introduction from writer, Mark Bussler Bold retro-styled cover design This original book from writer and world's fair historian Mark Bussler guides readers through the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition with rare, colorful imagery and full-page illustrations of the Fair's grand palaces, courts, and statuary.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781592182893 |
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| Publisher: | CGR Publishing |
| Publication date: | 01/04/2022 |
| Pages: | 200 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.52(d) |
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