From April to October in 1964 and 1965, some 52 million people from around the world flocked to the New York World s Fair, an experience that lives on in the memory of many individuals and in America s collective consciousness. Taking a perceptive look back at "the last of the great world s fairs," Lawrence R. Samuel offers a thought-provoking portrait of this seminal event and of the cultural climate that surrounded it. Compared to its predecessors the fair was, he suggests, "the ugly duckling of global expositions." Sheer attendance made it one of the most popular of these fairs, but its...
From April to October in 1964 and 1965, some 52 million people from around the world flocked to the New York World s Fair, an experience that lives...
What is happiness? How do we measure it? How do we achieve it? Is anyone truly happy? This work looks at happiness in America--what it meant in the past, what it means now, and how it might be achieved. The surprising conclusion Larry Samuel draws will help readers understand their own views of happiness and how they might find it.
What is happiness? How do we measure it? How do we achieve it? Is anyone truly happy? This work looks at happiness in America--what it meant in the pa...
