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    238: Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair

    238: Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair

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    238: Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair

    FromBackStory

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    Length:
    56 minutes
    Released:
    May 11, 2018
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The World’s Columbian Exposition opened 125 years ago this month. Known today as the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, it put the emerging United States and its host city on shining display. So, on this episode, Joanne, Ed, and Nathan explore the fairgrounds. They’ll discuss how electric power - a new experience for many Americans - illuminated the White City. And they’ll consider how this presentation of American progress came at a cost.    
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    Released:
    May 11, 2018
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    Podcast episode

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    BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes history engaging and fun.