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Description
At head of title: One hundred years a Republic.
Details
Full title
Our Show A Humorous Account of the International Exposition in Honor of the Centennial Anniversary of American Independence, from Inception to Completion, Including Description of Buildings, Biographies of Managers, Receptions of Foreign Dignitaries, Opening Ceremonies, Poem, Oration, Amusing Survey of All Departments, Incidents, Etc., Etc.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (187K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Charlene Taylor, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Release date
2021-12-07
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the authors
David Solis Cohen
1852–1928
A Philadelphia-born Jewish leader who helped shape civic life in Portland, he moved from journalism into business while staying deeply involved in philanthropy and community work. His story offers a glimpse into Jewish life in the American Northwest at the turn of the twentieth century.
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Best known as the co-author of a lively, satirical account of the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, this little-known writer left behind a funny and vividly observant slice of 19th-century American culture. The surviving record is sparse, which only adds a bit of mystery to the name on the title page.
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