Chicago's Grand Midway

By Norman Bolotin,

Book cover of Chicago's Grand Midway: A Walk around the World at the Columbian Exposition

Book description

Created as a centerpiece for the Columbian Exposition of 1893, the Midway Plaisance was for one summer the world's most wondrous thoroughfare. A journey along its length immersed millions of spellbound visitors in a spectacle that merged exoticism with enlightenment and artistic crafts with dizzying technical achievement. Norman Bolotin, with…

Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked Chicago's Grand Midway as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Since the Midway was not on the official fairgrounds, it isn’t always discussed in detail in books about the Columbian Exposition/World’s Fair. This book focuses solely on the Midway and includes the background on all the attractions from Mr. Ferris’s Wheel to Cairo Street to Old Vienna, along with photographs and a map.

From Jocelyn's list on the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair.

Want books like Chicago's Grand Midway?

Our community of 11,000+ authors has personally recommended 94 books like Chicago's Grand Midway.

Browse books like Chicago's Grand Midway

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in Illinois, Chicago, and presidential biography?

Illinois 86 books
Chicago 392 books