LEADER 00000cam 2200385 i 4500 001 sky286259788 003 SKY 005 20180302070846.0 008 170215s2017 iluab b s001 0 eng 010 2017007237 015 GBB785753|2bnb 020 9780252082429 (paperback : acid-free paper) 020 0252082427 (paperback : acid-free paper) 024 1 13248495 040 DLC|beng|erda|cDLC|dDLC|dSKYRV|dUtOrBLW 042 pcc 043 n-us-il 092 977.31|bBOL 100 1 Bolotin, Norm,|d1951-|eauthor. 245 10 Chicago's Grand Midway :|ba walk around the world at the Columbian Exposition /|cNorman Bolotin with Christine Laing. 264 1 Urbana, Chicago :|bUniversity of Illinois Press,|c[2017] 300 xix, 117 pages :|billustrations (some color), maps ;|c28 cm 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 338 volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 2 "The Midway Plaisance at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was designed to complement the vastness of the fair itself, simultaneously entertaining and educating the fairgoer. A half-mile long, the Midway was designed to delight visitors with grandeur, excitement, and surprise. This volume escorts readers through the Midway, showing every feature and intersection, from the Libbey Glass Factory, the Captive Balloon, Little Cairo, and the greatest marvel of all, the Ferris Wheel, capable of carrying 1000 people at a time"--|cProvided by publisher. 611 20 World's Columbian Exposition|d(1893 :|cChicago, Ill.) |xHistory. 650 0 Midways|zIllinois|zChicago|xHistory|y19th century. 650 0 Concessions (Amusements, etc.)|zIllinois|zChicago|xHistory |y19th century. 651 0 Chicago (Ill.)|xSocial life and customs|y19th century. 651 0 Chicago (Ill.)|xBuildings, structures, etc. 700 1 Laing, Christine.
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