Prelude to a Century: The 1904 St. Louis World's Fair

No single event in the history of St. Louis shines as brightly as the 1904 World's Fair. Forest Park was transformed into a magnificent Ivory City of immense palaces and dramatic vistas. Cascades and fountains splashed and bubbled. Giant engines hummed, powering a million electric lights. Twenty million visitors passed through its gates to witness wonderous displays of the technological achievements of humankind.

In this spectacular volume, Patrick Murphy takes us beyond the sights and soun...