BOOKS
about the
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXHIBITION
1904 WORLD'S FAIR
Following are books devoted exclusively to The
1904 World's Fair held in St. Louis, U.S.A.
THE FOLLOWING MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED
WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR ©
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DEFINING IMAGES: (1997)
"Photography and Anthropology at
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904"
By: Eric Breitbart. *(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
Unknown
ISBN: 0826317421
Price: Unknown
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FAIR REPRESENTATIONS: (1994)
"World's Fairs and the Modern World
(European Contributions to American Studies)"
By Robert W. Rydell and Nancy E. Gwinn. *(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
Paul & Company Publications Consortium
ISBN: 9053832823
Price: $32.50
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FORTY PROGRAMS OF ALEXANDER GUILMANT AT
THE ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR, 1904 (1985)
By Stephen Pinel. *(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
Organ Historical Society
ISBN: 0913499013
Price: $5.00
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FROM THE PALACES TO THE PIKE (1997)
"Visions of the 1904 World's Fair"
By Timothy J. Fox and Duane R. Sneddeker. *(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
The Missouri Historical Society Press
ISBN: 1883982189
Price: $69.95 (U.S. Funds)
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GLIMPSES OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION
AND CITY OF ST. LOUIS (1904?)
By ?. This book has 32 color and 168 half-tone engravings.
Published By:
ISBN:
Price:
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HISTORY OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION (1905)
By Mark Bennitt and Frank Parker Stockbridge. This book about
The 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis features over 4000
engravings. *(Not Reviewed.) Book suggestion from Mike Pender
of the World's Fair Collectors Society in Sarasota, Florida.
Note that there is apparently a reprint of this book from
Arno Press. It's part of the "America In Two Centuries"
series. This entire series sells for $95.95 (U.S.).
Published By:
Universal Exposition Publishing Company
St. Louis, Missouri
U.S.A.
ISBN: Unknown
Price: Unknown
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"INDESCRIBABLY GRAND": (1996)
"Diaries and Letters from the 1904 World's Fair"
By Martha R. Clevenger. *(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
The Missouri Historical Society Press
ISBN: 1883982146
Price: $34.95 (U.S. Funds)
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LEGACIES OF THE ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR (1998)
By Bert Miskin. *(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
Virginia Publishing
ISBN: 1891442058
Price: $9.95 (U.S. Funds)
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NATIONAL MAGAZINE (September 1904)
By various authors. This is not a book, but a magazine.
However, with 40 pages of fair articles and pictures, I
thought it would be suitable to list it here. Topics include
"Politics and the World's Fair" and "Ladies of the World's
Fair".
Published By:
National Magazine
ISBN:
Price:
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1904 ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR MEMENTOS AND MEMORABILIA (1994)
By Robert Hendershott. This book provides collectors with
descriptions, pictures and value ranges for 2,500 souvenirs
from the 1904 Fair. It also gives lots of information on the
fair itself from the author who actually attended the fair
as a young boy. A very informative brochure on the book is
available from Crawford Communications. *(Not Reviewed.)
Published By: Order From:
Kurt Krueger Publishing Crawford Direct Marketing
Iola, Wisconsin 7944 Curtis Avenue
U.S.A. Omaha, Nebraska 68134-2162
U.S.A.
ISBN: Unknown Price: $39.95 (U.S. Funds)
E-Mail: * fair@tias.com
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REMEMBERING THE ST. LOUIS WORLD'S FAIR (1973)
By Margaret Johanson Witherspoon. This book describes how the
fair project was authorized and funded, how the fair
president (David Francis) organized the efforts to build the
fair, and describes the opening day ceremonies. The Fair's
pavilions and major features, along with some state and
country buildings are described. The arts of the fair,
represented in sculpture, paintings, music, and floral
displays are all covered here as well. The closing of the
fair and what happened to the buildings and exhibits are
discussed. Over 100 pictures and drawings are shown, along
with a detailed, two-page map of the grounds. A transparent
overlay of present-day Forest Park may be placed over the
grounds map. *(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
ISBN: Price: 7.95 (U.S. Funds)
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SNAPSHOTS OF THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION (1904)
By ?. Full page photos of the fair.
Published By:
White City Art Company
ISBN:
Price:
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WORLD CAME TO ST. LOUIS: (1979)
"A Visit to the 1904 World's Fair"
By Dorothy Daniels Birk. This 90+ pages book contains over
60 photographs taken by Dorothy father Edward Daniels. The
book describes the financing and building of the fair, takes
you on a tour of the grounds, pavilions and amusement rides
(including Ferris's giant wheel that first ran at the 1893
World's Fair), and gives numerous additional facts about the
fair's exhibits, structures, and events. A map of the
fairgrounds is shown overlaid on present-day Forest Park.
*(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
Chalice Press
ISBN: 0827242131
Price: $9.99
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A WORLD ON DISPLAY 1904 (1997)
"Photographs From the St. Louis World's Fair"
By Eric Breitbart. In 1904, St. Louis hosted a world's fair
to which were brought some 2,000 native people from around
the world. They took part in the most extensive
anthropological exhibits ever assembled for a world's fair.
The author has assembled seventy-five photographs of these
"living exhibits" and explores what the photographs
represented when they were made, how they were used, and
what significance they hold for viewers today.
*(Not Reviewed.)
Published By:
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826317421
Price: $31.46
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