1939 evokes a time when America and the world were unknowingly poised on the brink of an irrevocable transformation. Gelernter gives readers a virtual reality picture of the 1939 World's Fair, and the passionate feelings it still evokes in those who were there. Illustrations.
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I am in high school and this was a book recommended to me by my US history teacher. I thought that the book was far from linear and that the author branched out on too many topics. This book described the fair in great detail, but failed to describe many of the exhibits and failed to capture my interest. I was tourtured through reading this book, and the only thing that was interesting was the outward description of the fair. The book did not describe the underlying theme of the fair in good detail. The love story was unneccessary and was only there as a human interest story. I do not recommend anyone reading this book.
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book's combination of history and fiction. It was very well written, very well researched and the descriptions of the 1939 World's Fair are truly outstanding.
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Gelernter presents a powerful argument(s) for the moral and motivational decline of our society since the late 1930's- as highlighted by the theme and focus of the 1939 World's Fair
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the author's thesis that 1939 is essentially different from our own time makes it almost impossible for him to accomplish his 2nd purpose, to make us feel like we were there. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 1998
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Wish Mom were still alive so we could discuss it
My mother used to talk about how wonderful the World's Fair had been.
One of the cruel things about intergenerational relations is how impossible it is to communicate... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 1998
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The best book I've read this Year!
This book combines research and imagination with a deftness that few can equal. It offers us not only a picture of America in 1939 but in doing so it also holds a mirror up to... Read more
Published on 28 Sep 1997
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