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The Savvy Museum Visitor's avatar

A grand and delightful read! Thanks for all your research!

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Daniel Kalish's avatar

What happened, indeed. I felt very similarly after reading Devil in the White City centered on the 1893 Chicago World's Fair; earnest pomp, circumstance and celebration for both invention and civic pride seem almost foreign and jingoistic today. Great read, excited for part 2!

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