PAULA BECKER & ALAN STEIN, ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSITION, WASHINGTON'S FIRST WORLD'S FAIR: A TIMELINE HISTORY
10/05/2009 7:00 pm
Location:
- Street:
- Village Books
- Additional:
- 1200 Eleventh Street
- City:
- Bellingham ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98225
- Country:
- United States
This richly illustrated book chronicles Seattle’s 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, which brought 3.7 million visitors to what would become the University of Washington campus to view a cornucopia of exhibits and entertainments. The authors recount in detail the history of the fair that brought Seattle and Washington into the national spotlight.
Alan J. Stein is a HistoryLink.org staff historian and award-winning author of Safe Passage: The Birth of Washington State Ferries; Bellevue Timeline; and The Olympic: The Story of Seattle's Landmark Hotel. Paula Becker is a staff historian for HistoryLink.org and author of the popular "Park Hopping" column for ParentMap magazine.
