The North Carolina State Fair: The First 150 Years
With an annual attendance of 800,000, the North Carolina State Fair is the state's largest event and is the largest ten-day agricultural fair in the United States. Published jointly with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, this volume is the most comprehensive account of the people, politics, and events that have shaped the annual autumn event. Over three hundred photographs, many in full color, vividly portray the fair's history.
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The North Carolina State Fair: The First 150 Years
With an annual attendance of 800,000, the North Carolina State Fair is the state's largest event and is the largest ten-day agricultural fair in the United States. Published jointly with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, this volume is the most comprehensive account of the people, politics, and events that have shaped the annual autumn event. Over three hundred photographs, many in full color, vividly portray the fair's history.
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The North Carolina State Fair: The First 150 Years

The North Carolina State Fair: The First 150 Years

by Melton A. McLaurin
The North Carolina State Fair: The First 150 Years

The North Carolina State Fair: The First 150 Years

by Melton A. McLaurin

Overview

With an annual attendance of 800,000, the North Carolina State Fair is the state's largest event and is the largest ten-day agricultural fair in the United States. Published jointly with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, this volume is the most comprehensive account of the people, politics, and events that have shaped the annual autumn event. Over three hundred photographs, many in full color, vividly portray the fair's history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780865263079
Publisher: North Carolina Office of Archives and History
Publication date: 01/01/2003
Series: New Titles Series
Pages: 251
Product dimensions: 9.25(w) x 12.25(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Melton A. McLaurin is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. For many years, Paul Blankinship has conducted research and assembled a variety of materials on the history of the North Carolina State Fair and fairgrounds. His resulting collection has culminated in an annual exhibit, titled History of the North Carolina State Fair and is on view each year in the one-room schoolhouse located in the Heritage Circle area of the fairgrounds.
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