Author:
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873516150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Fresh, often humorous photographs that will invite smiles, chuckles, and favorite memories of a treasured Minnesota experience--the end of summer celebration of farms, friends, food, and fireworks.
Our State Fair
Author: Mary Kay Shanley
Publisher: McMillen Publishing
ISBN: 9781888223170
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pictorial and written history of one of the country's best agricultural fairs, the Iowa State Fair. Started in 1854, the Iowa State Fair continues to showcase Iowa agriculture and draw crowds from across the country. This book shows the old and new, competitions of yesterday and today, exhibits, entertainment and the buildings of the Iowa State Fair. To order a book, please call 1-800-750-6997 (in Iowa) or 1-800-453-3960 (Outside Iowa) and ask for McMillen Publishing. To fax an order, dial 1-515-232-8820, To mail order, send to: McMillen Publishing, 413 Northwestern, Ames, IA, 50010, to order online: [email protected]. or [email protected].
Publisher: McMillen Publishing
ISBN: 9781888223170
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A pictorial and written history of one of the country's best agricultural fairs, the Iowa State Fair. Started in 1854, the Iowa State Fair continues to showcase Iowa agriculture and draw crowds from across the country. This book shows the old and new, competitions of yesterday and today, exhibits, entertainment and the buildings of the Iowa State Fair. To order a book, please call 1-800-750-6997 (in Iowa) or 1-800-453-3960 (Outside Iowa) and ask for McMillen Publishing. To fax an order, dial 1-515-232-8820, To mail order, send to: McMillen Publishing, 413 Northwestern, Ames, IA, 50010, to order online: [email protected]. or [email protected].
Light Up the Sky
Author: Moss Hart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A look inside show business, set just before and immediately after a Broadway bound play meets its first audience.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Actors
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A look inside show business, set just before and immediately after a Broadway bound play meets its first audience.
Iowa State Fair
Author: Thomas Leslie
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568985688
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than 150 years old and still going strong, the Iowa State Fair is an American institution that wasrecently selected by bestselling author Patricia Schultz as one of the 1000 Places to See Before You Die. Once an opportunity for country folk to come to town, experience the community of fellow farmers, and show off the fruits of their labor, today the fair attracts more than one million attendees from urban, suburban, and rural locales. They are all longing for an authentic American experience, a celebration of the abundance of our land, and the talents of our people. Iowa State Fair isthe first comprehensive history of this extraordinary confluence of cows and corn dogs, midwestern culture, and classic Americana. Iowa State Fair samples every flavor at the fair, from the fairy tale State Fair of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical to the surreal site of staged locomotive collisions to Norma Duffield Lyons 2000 pound butter sculpture of The Last Supper. Beauty-queen contestants, fans of Kid Rock and Kenny Chesney, 30,000 annual blue ribbon winners, and deep fried Twinkie eaters fill itspages with visual delight. Author Thomas Leslie brings the fair to life, recounting its fascinating background and noting why today it is more popular than ever. Like the fair itself, this book celebrates the state's agricultural heritage and provides a heartwarming portrait of an event that is, quite literally, as American as apple pie. Iowa State Fair will please the fairgoer in all of us. Last year's 1,013,063 attendees can't be wrong.
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN: 9781568985688
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
More than 150 years old and still going strong, the Iowa State Fair is an American institution that wasrecently selected by bestselling author Patricia Schultz as one of the 1000 Places to See Before You Die. Once an opportunity for country folk to come to town, experience the community of fellow farmers, and show off the fruits of their labor, today the fair attracts more than one million attendees from urban, suburban, and rural locales. They are all longing for an authentic American experience, a celebration of the abundance of our land, and the talents of our people. Iowa State Fair isthe first comprehensive history of this extraordinary confluence of cows and corn dogs, midwestern culture, and classic Americana. Iowa State Fair samples every flavor at the fair, from the fairy tale State Fair of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical to the surreal site of staged locomotive collisions to Norma Duffield Lyons 2000 pound butter sculpture of The Last Supper. Beauty-queen contestants, fans of Kid Rock and Kenny Chesney, 30,000 annual blue ribbon winners, and deep fried Twinkie eaters fill itspages with visual delight. Author Thomas Leslie brings the fair to life, recounting its fascinating background and noting why today it is more popular than ever. Like the fair itself, this book celebrates the state's agricultural heritage and provides a heartwarming portrait of an event that is, quite literally, as American as apple pie. Iowa State Fair will please the fairgoer in all of us. Last year's 1,013,063 attendees can't be wrong.
Carnival in the Countryside
Author: Chris Rasmussen
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1609383575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
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.
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1609383575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
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.
State Fair
Author:
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873516150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Fresh, often humorous photographs that will invite smiles, chuckles, and favorite memories of a treasured Minnesota experience--the end of summer celebration of farms, friends, food, and fireworks.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873516150
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Fresh, often humorous photographs that will invite smiles, chuckles, and favorite memories of a treasured Minnesota experience--the end of summer celebration of farms, friends, food, and fireworks.
State Fair
Author: Phil Stong
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780854681877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780854681877
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Minnesota State Fair
Author: Kathryn Strand Koutsky
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Enhanced by more than twelve hundred photographs, a history of the Minnesota State Fair includes recipes from 4-H groups, food stands, and blue ribbon-winning contestants.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Enhanced by more than twelve hundred photographs, a history of the Minnesota State Fair includes recipes from 4-H groups, food stands, and blue ribbon-winning contestants.
Blue Ribbon Winners
Author: Catherine Hanley
Publisher: Smithmark Pub
ISBN: 9780831703103
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A collection of delicious recipes features the best of American cuisine from the prize-winning cooks of the nation's state fairs and includes a listing of blue ribbon winners, a metric measurement conversion chart, and much more.
Publisher: Smithmark Pub
ISBN: 9780831703103
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A collection of delicious recipes features the best of American cuisine from the prize-winning cooks of the nation's state fairs and includes a listing of blue ribbon winners, a metric measurement conversion chart, and much more.
The Life and Times of the Great Danbury State Fair
Author: Gladys Stetson Leahy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996567466
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780996567466
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
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.
State Fair
Author: Richard Rodgers
Publisher: Williamson Music Company
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
(Vocal Selections). USA Today says of State Fair, "This may be what the Golden Age of Broadway was really about!" Our deluxe revised Vocal Selections features 11 beloved songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein, a biography, plot synopsis, history of the show and photos! Includes: It Might as Well Be Spring * It's a Grand Night for Singing * Our State Fair * You Never Had It So Good * more.
Publisher: Williamson Music Company
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
(Vocal Selections). USA Today says of State Fair, "This may be what the Golden Age of Broadway was really about!" Our deluxe revised Vocal Selections features 11 beloved songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein, a biography, plot synopsis, history of the show and photos! Includes: It Might as Well Be Spring * It's a Grand Night for Singing * Our State Fair * You Never Had It So Good * more.