{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-innocence-the-1964-1965-new-york-worlds-fair-9780815609568","title":"The End of the Innocence: The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom April 1964 to October 1965, some 52 million people from around\u003cbr\u003ethe world flocked to the New York World's Fair, an experience that lives\u003cbr\u003eon in the memory of many individuals and in America's collective consciousness.\u003cbr\u003eTaking a perceptive look back at the last of the great world's\u003cbr\u003efairs, Samuel offers a vivid portrait of this seminal event and of the\u003cbr\u003ecultural climate that surrounded it. He also counters critics' assessments\u003cbr\u003eof the fair as the ugly duckling of global expositions. Opening five\u003cbr\u003emonths after President Kennedy's assassination, the fair allowed millions\u003cbr\u003eto celebrate international fellowship while the conflict in Vietnam came\u003cbr\u003eto a boil. This event was perhaps the last time so many from so far could\u003cbr\u003egather to praise harmony while ignoring cruel realities on such a gargantuan\u003cbr\u003escale. This world's fair glorified the postwar American dream of\u003cbr\u003elimitless optimism even as a counterculture of sex, drugs, and rock  n  roll\u003cbr\u003ecame into being. It could rightly be called the last gasp of that dream: \u003cbr\u003eThe End of the Innocence.\u003cbr\u003eSamuel's work charts the fair from inception in 1959 to demolition in\u003cbr\u003e1966 and provides a broad overview of the social and cultural dynamics\u003cbr\u003ethat led to the birth of the event. It also traces thematic aspects of the\u003cbr\u003efair, with its focus on science, technology, and the world of the future. Accessible, \u003cbr\u003eentertaining, and informative, the book is richly illustrated with\u003cbr\u003econtemporary photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11766708\"\u003eLawrence R. Samuel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.98h x 7.04w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815609568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815609566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036080\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS035000\"\u003eStudy \u0026amp; Teaching\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLawrence R. Samuel is the author of seven books, including Pledging Allegiance: American Identity and the Bond Drive of World War II and Television Advertising and the American Dream. He lives in Miami Beach, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42660068786413,"sku":"9780815609568","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d5d365cf-b4ed-4abc-aade-8c6c066e1777.jpg?v=1649347306","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-innocence-the-1964-1965-new-york-worlds-fair-9780815609568","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}