{"product_id":"panorama-tales-of-san-franciscos-1915-panpacific-international-exposition-9781937359683","title":"Panorama: Tales of San Francisco's 1915 Pan-Pacific International Exposition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePanorama: Tales of San Francisco's 1915 Pan-Pacific International Exposition\u003c\/strong\u003e by Bruno, Lee. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781937359683.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), and this fully illustrated coffee table book focuses on the groundbreaking exhibition and its fascinating participants. The book opens with a large-scale map of the exhibit, with arrows pointing to events and individual people who were there: historic figures including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Maria Montessori, aviator Lincoln Beachey, composer John Phillips Souza, and Charlie Chaplin. Subsequent pages have blow-ups of map sections with stories about the exhibitors and their impact on early 20th-century America. The book also contains a history of the development of the fair through the eyes of the authors great-grandfather, Reuben Hale, who was responsible for its vision and realization, against long odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Abrams Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666270019637,"sku":"ByrdShop_1937359689","price":37.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781937359683_3d1bc155-15d8-401e-973b-f41e74f59751.jpg?v=1782463701","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/panorama-tales-of-san-franciscos-1915-panpacific-international-exposition-9781937359683","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}