The Century World's Fair Book for Boys and Girls / Being the Adventures of Harry and Philip with Their Tutor, Mr. Douglass, at the World's Columbian Exposition
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The narrative follows two young students and their tutor as they journey to the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition, touring the White City and its attractions. Episodes describe arrival, fête night, and sequential visits to the Court of Honor, Administration, Manufactures and Liberal Arts, Electricity, Transportation, government and state buildings, the Midway Plaisance with its villages and amusements, the Ferris Wheel, and specialty halls such as the Woman's and Children's buildings, horticulture, fisheries, and art galleries. The account blends reportage, personal anecdotes, sketches, and photographs to convey the fair's sights, mechanisms, exhibitions, and everyday moments of curiosity and learning for young readers.
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