Tomorrow-Land

Book cover of Tomorrow-Land: The 1964-65 World's Fair and the Transformation of America

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This New York Times bestseller is a vivid account of the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York City, a spectacle that embodied the innovation, lunacy, hope, and fear of a dramatic twenty-first century decade-and one that pitted Robert Moses vs. Andy Warhol, brought the vision of Walt Disney together with…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Tomorrow-Land as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Ruth D. Nelson

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I was taken back in time reading this account of the World’s Fair along with the cultural and political background Tirella provided. It gave me a broader view of the seismic societal changes that were starting to hit the country.

I also enjoyed another take on the fair–everyone has an opinion, even if it doesn’t necessarily match my own. World’s fairs are cultural Petri dishes, telling us much about the society we live in, and this book proves it.

From Ruth's list on the 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair.