Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va. Opens April 26th, 1907, Closes Nov. 30th, 1907
Title | Jamestown Exposition, Norfolk, Va. Opens April 26th, 1907, Closes Nov. 30th, 1907 PDF eBook |
Author | Jamestown Exposition Company. Department of Southern Literature |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1 |
Release | 1905 |
Genre | American literature |
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Describes plans for an exhibit of books by Southern authors. Taylor-Trotwood Magazine, of Nashville, was authorized to borrow books from private individuals, or acquire autographed copies of books by living authors, which could then be sold.
Jamestown Exposition, Opens April 26, 1907, Closes November 30, Hampton Roads, Virginia
Title | Jamestown Exposition, Opens April 26, 1907, Closes November 30, Hampton Roads, Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | Jamestown Exposition, 1907 |
Publisher | |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | Hampton Roads (Norfolk, Va.) |
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Jamestown Exposition, April 26th to Nov. 30th, 1907
Title | Jamestown Exposition, April 26th to Nov. 30th, 1907 PDF eBook |
Author | Jamestown Exposition Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 58 |
Release | 1907 |
Genre | Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition |
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Documentary History of Jamestown Island: Narrative history
Title | Documentary History of Jamestown Island: Narrative history PDF eBook |
Author | Martha W. McCartney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 426 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Jamestown (Va.) |
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Exhibiting Mormonism
Title | Exhibiting Mormonism PDF eBook |
Author | Reid Neilson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 239 |
Release | 2011-12-09 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199913285 |
The 1893 Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, presented the Latter-day Saints with their first opportunity to exhibit the best of Mormonism for a national and an international audience after the abolishment of polygamy in 1890. The Columbian Exposition also marked the dramatic reengagement of the LDS Church with the non-Mormon world after decades of seclusion in the Great Basin. Between May and October 1893, over seven thousand Latter-day Saints from Utah attended the international spectacle popularly described as the ''White City.'' While many traveled as tourists, oblivious to the opportunities to ''exhibit'' Mormonism, others actively participated to improve their church's public image. Hundreds of congregants helped create, manage, and staff their territory's impressive exhibit hall; most believed their besieged religion would benefit from Utah's increased national profile. Moreover, a good number of Latter-day Saint women represented the female interests and achievements of both Utah and its dominant religion. These women hoped to use the Chicago World's Fair as a platform to improve the social status of their gender and their religion. Additionally, two hundred and fifty of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir's best singers competed in a Welsh eiseddfodd, a musical competition held in conjunction with the Chicago World's Fair, and Mormon apologist Brigham H. Roberts sought to gain LDS representation at the affiliated Parliament of Religions. In the first study ever written of Mormon participation at the Chicago World's Fair, Reid L. Neilson explores how Latter-day Saints attempted to ''exhibit'' themselves to the outside world before, during, and after the Columbian Exposition, arguing that their participation in the Exposition was a crucial moment in the Mormon migration to the American mainstream and its leadership's discovery of public relations efforts. After 1893, Mormon leaders sought to exhibit their faith rather than be exhibited by others.
Union Labor Advocate
Title | Union Labor Advocate PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1006 |
Release | 1905 |
Genre | Labor unions |
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Brick, Tile & Terra Cotta Workers' Journal
Title | Brick, Tile & Terra Cotta Workers' Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 866 |
Release | 1905 |
Genre | Brickmakers |
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