A Great State Fair
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A Great State Fair
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Author : William B. Friedricks
language : en
Publisher: Business Publications Corporation Incorporated
Release Date : 2017
A Great State Fair written by William B. Friedricks and has been published by Business Publications Corporation Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Agricultural exhibitions categories.
"For decades, the Iowa State Fair was considered the classic summer exposition; it was what most Americans envisioned when they thought of a state fair. But years of neglect almost destroyed the once grand, turn-of-the-century fairgrounds. After a number of efforts to save the facility failed, the Iowa State Fair Board created the Blue Ribbon Foundation, hoping it could raise millions of dollars needed to restore the grounds. It worked, succeeding beyond the board's wildest dreams. Under the longtime leadership of John Putney and now guided by Peter Cownie, the foundation has raised an amazing $135 million since its creation 25 years ago. Author William Friedricks takes you behind the scenes of the roller coaster ride of ups and downs of the Iowa State Fair's long history, leading up to the Blue Ribbon Foundation and the remarkable renaissance it brought about at the Iowa State Fair Grounds, now bigger and better than ever." --]ccover page 4.
State Fair
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Author : Phil Stong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
State Fair written by Phil Stong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with categories.
The Great State Fair Of Texas
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Author : Nancy N. Wiley
language : en
Publisher: Taylor Pub
Release Date : 1985
The Great State Fair Of Texas written by Nancy N. Wiley and has been published by Taylor Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with History categories.
Traces the state fair's hundred-year history and describes rides, exhibits, and featured events of past fairs
The Great Danbury State Fair
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Author : Andrea Zimmermann
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-02
The Great Danbury State Fair written by Andrea Zimmermann and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-02 with History categories.
The first Danbury Fair was held under a borrowed tent in 1869. Over the next 112 years, the fair expanded to a ten-day event, earning a national reputation for its themed villages, giant figures, grandstand shows and wildly popular stock car races. The twelve formal venues for music and entertainment on the fairground included the World of Mirth Theater and the Orange Bowl Stadium. Under the management of oil magnate John W. Leahy, the fair retained its great hometown appeal as city dwellers flocked to the fair by the thousands. Venture back to the autumn days of zany ostrich races and Zembruski's polka music with Andrea Zimmermann as she explores the beloved bygone tradition of the Great Danbury State Fair.
Premium List And Regulations Of The Great State Fair Of North Carolina Classic Reprint
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Author : North Carolina Agricultural Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-08-05
Premium List And Regulations Of The Great State Fair Of North Carolina Classic Reprint written by North Carolina Agricultural Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-05 with Reference categories.
Excerpt from Premium List and Regulations of the Great State Fair of North Carolina It is with pardonable pride that the Management of the Great North Carolina State Fair points to the records of things achieved and successes scored by the Old North State as the years roll around. The official of Hon. W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina, shows a condition of affairs that justifies the pride that the people feel in the marvelous growth and development of their State. He says that one of the principal factors in this growth and development has, been and is now the Great North Carolina State Fair with the tremendous educational power of its annual exhibitions of agricultural progress and industrial development and its healthful stimulus of friendly rivalry and competition for the premiums offered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
State Fair
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Author : Phil Stong
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 1996
State Fair written by Phil Stong and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Fiction categories.
First published in the spring of 1932, Phil Stong's whimsical and wise State Fair was an immediate success. Hollywood released a film that fall starring Will Rogers as Abel Frake and a champion hog from an Iowa farm as the famous Blue Boy, the finest Hampshire stud boar in the world. In 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical motion picture launched such memorable songs as It Might as Well Be Spring. In 1962 a movie musical with Pat Boone and Ann-Margret was set at the Texas State Fair. And in 1995 a highly entertaining adaptation of the 1945 musical premiered at the Iowa State Fair before moving on to Broadway. This paperback edition of State Fair, with a new foreword by Robert McCown, reprints the original novel in all its exuberance and freshness. On the surface State Fair simply recounts the adventures of the close-knit Frake family at the Iowa State Fair in the late 1920s, but Stong's universal morality tale has much to reveal to anyone willing to read between the lines. The book shocked some readers in 1932, but most were captivated by the Frakes' good-natured integrity and applauded their spirit. Readers today will find the same joy, liveliness, and insight in this new edition of State Fair.
The Great Danbury State Fair A To Z
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Author : Theresa Buzaid
language : en
Publisher: Mascot Books
Release Date : 2015-01-06
The Great Danbury State Fair A To Z written by Theresa Buzaid and has been published by Mascot Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-06 with Agricultural exhibitions categories.
The Great Danbury State Fair was one of the best fairs in America. For one week a year, for 113 years, it was the social, cultural, and economic event for miles around. It was fun for the whole family. This colorfully illustrated picture book, written by a Danbury native who fondly remembers the fair, depicts scenes from the fair for each letter of the alphabet.
The Iowa State Fair
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2014-08
The Iowa State Fair written by and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08 with Photography categories.
In 2013, Kurt Ullrich set out to chronicle the magic of the Iowa State Fair in words and photographs. Join him as August days and nights blow warm and easy over the fairgrounds, brushing lightly against fellow travelers on this earth, both human and not. He captures precious moments of extreme joy and unbridled delight in these beautiful black-and-white images, celebrating the brash rural energy of the fair, from Big Wheel races to people-watching goats, fair queen contestants to arm wrestlers, Percherons to ponies. Prize pigs, prize sheep, prize apples, and the famous butter cow all have their moment in the limelight. Iowa's very best ear of corn and old friends reminiscing outside their RVs draw the photographer's fond eye, as do brightly lit beer stands and the brilliant arc of the Ferris wheel against the night sky.
Carnival In The Countryside
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Author : Chris Rasmussen
language : en
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Release Date : 2015-08-15
Carnival In The Countryside written by Chris Rasmussen and has been published by University of Iowa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-15 with History categories.
More than a century and a half after its founding, the Iowa State Fair is the state's central institution, event, and symbol. During its annual run each August, the fair attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage to the fairground to see the iconic butter cow, to ride the Old Mill, to walk through the livestock barns, and to people-watch. At the same time that they enjoy fried candy bars and roller coasters, Iowans also compete to raise the best corn and zucchinis, to make the best jams and jellies, to rear the finest sheep and goats, the largest cattle and hogs, and the handsomest horses. This tension between entertainment and agriculture goes back all the way to the fair's founding in the mid-1800s, as historian Chris Rasmussen shows in this thought-provoking history. The fair's founders had lofty aims: they sought to improve agriculture and foster a distinctively democratic American civilization. But from the start these noble intentions jostled up against people's desire to have fun and make money, honestly or otherwise--not least because the fair had to pay for itself. In short, the Iowa State Fair has as much to tell us about human nature and American history as it does about growing corn.
The Life And Times Of The Great Danbury State Fair
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Author : Gladys Stetson Leahy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-02-08
The Life And Times Of The Great Danbury State Fair written by Gladys Stetson Leahy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-08 with History categories.
Connecticut consists of a rich mixture of culture, history, sport, ingenuity and agriculture and the Danbury Fair drank deeply from its roots. Under the influence of John W. Leahy, the last owner and manager of the Fair, it grew into much more, while remaining true to its heritage. His story is captivating, as shared by those who knew him best.