Buffalo's Pan American Exposition (Images of America)

This is not only one of the best of the Images of America series, it is itself a small gem. It compresses information about both the Pan-Am and turn-of-the-century US history into very few words coupled with superb pictures. With incredible economy, the authors lead us through a rapidly changing American landscape of social mores, values, and politics in which the Pan-Am is played out as a representative image of all that is good and bad in the country. I learned so much about women, minorities, the rise of a consumer society, colonialism, class and power, architecture, and engineering - and just plain fun as it was known in a world before TV. What a great introduction to the modern era in US history! Wow!

A great book for anyone who is interested in Buffalo, New York history. My only wish is that the author had some pictures of what was done to the land after the Pan American Exposition was torn down.

Better than I expected. I was looking for history on the art and color and this book was exactly what I was looking for. A well written book on the times.

Good review of the exposition where a President was shot, and later died from physicians ineptitude.Tends to give cursory coverage of negative events.Riots on the last night aren't mentioned.

Having lived in Buffalo years ago, I always wanted to know more about this fabled exposition of yore. This collection of rare photos of the building of the various exhibits & the opened fair itself is a treat! Only flaw is that many of the captions are for architecture aficionados only.

good resource