Description: Hardcover Book W/Jacket Titled: ... Vancouver's Fair - An Administrative & Political History of the Pacific National Exhibition, by; David Breen & Kenneth Coates"Focuses on the political and administrative history of a highly visible, controversial provincial institution. The book deals with two main themes: the fair's evolution from a small urban exhibit to one of the largest of its type in North America, and the often stormy relationship between the fair directors, residents of the Lower Mainland, city councillors, and members of the provincial government." Contents: Fairs and Exhibitions: An Historical Background; Origins of the Vancouver Exhibition Association, 1907-1910; First Years, 1910-1914; The War Years, 1914-1918; Controversy, Defiance, and Expansion, 1918-1930; Prosperity in Times of Trouble, 1930-1939; The V.E.A. and World War II, 1939-1946; The Pacific National Exhibition: The "New" Fair and the British Empire Games, 1946-1954; Fall from Favor, 1954-1960; Politics of Change, 1960-1973; Vancouver's Fair in Retrospect; Epilogue: 1973-1982"; Notes; Bibliography Measures 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" - 192 pages - Illustrated With Black & White Photographs - Index Nice condition with no writing, no torn or folded pages Check Out Our eBay Store (Grannyspalapa) For Other Similar Items www.ebay.com/str/grannyspalapa For International Shipping, please email me for costs
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Publication Year: 1982
Format: Hardcover
Category: History
Language: English
Book Title: Vancouver's Fair-Pacific National Exhibition
Author: David Breen & Kenneth Coates
Sub-Category: Canada
Genre: Vancouver's Fair-Pacific National Exhibition
Topic: Vancouver's Fair-Pacific National Exhibition
Subject: Vancouver's Fair-Pacific National Exhibition
