Claude H. Wetmore (1863–1944)
Auteur de Sweepers of the sea; the story of a strange navy
Œuvres de Claude H. Wetmore
Sweepers of the sea; the story of a strange navy 3 exemplaires
Out of a fleur-de-lis The history, romance, and biography of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1903) 1 exemplaire
Queen Magi's little people 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Wetmore, Claude Hazeltine
- Date de naissance
- 1863-11-07
- Date de décès
- 1944-04-29
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 5
- Popularité
- #1,360,914
- Critiques
- 1
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, informally known as the St. Louis World's Fair, was an international exposition held in St. Louis, Missouri, the symbolic gateway to the West, from April 30 to December 1, 1904. More than 60 countries and 43 of the 45 American states maintained exhibitions at the fair, which was attended by nearly 19.7 million people. The Fair hosted the 1904 Summer Olympic Games, the first Olympics held in the United States.
Historians generally emphasize the prominence of themes of race and empire, and the fair's long-lasting impact on intellectuals in the fields of history, art history, architecture and anthropology
The Fair held "the greatest and most realistic military spectacle known in the history of the world", including a British Army encampment, several South African native villages (including Zulu, San, Swazi, and Ndebele) and a 15-acre (61,000 m2) arena in which soldiers paraded, sporting events and horse races were held and major battles from the Second Boer War re-enacted twice a day. Battle recreations took 2–3 hours and included several Generals and 600 veteran soldiers from both sides of the war. At the conclusion of the show, the Boer General Christiaan de Wet would escape on horseback by leaping from a height of 35 feet (11 m) into a pool of water.… (plus d'informations)