TOP FIVE REASONS IT HAPPENED AT THE FAIR IS ON MY “KEEPER SHELF”. The iconic centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to the New World. The World’s Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition, also known as The Chicago World’s Fair and Chicago Columbian Exposition) was a world’s fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus‘s arrival in the New World in 1492. HISTORICAL TIDBIT: 1893 CHICAGO WORLD’S FAIR OR COLUMBIAN EXHIBITION?. Looking West from Peristyle Court of Honor and Grand Basin, 1893, World’s Columbian Exhibition (World’s Fair). Can he keep his feet on the ground, or will he be carried away?

Like the newly invented Ferris wheel, he is caught in a whirl between his girl back home, his dreams as an inventor, and his unexpected attraction to his new tutor. The young teacher is reluctant to participate, and Cullen has trouble keeping his mind on his lessons while intently watching her lips.

In an act of desperation, he hires Della Wentworth, a teacher of the deaf, to tutor him in the art of lip-reading. But the noise in the fair’s Machinery Hall makes it impossible to communicate with potential buyers. Gambling everything–including the family farm–Cullen McNamara travels to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair with his most recent invention.

BOOK DESCRIPTION: It Happened At The FairĪ transporting historical novel about a promising young inventor, his struggle with loss, and the attractive teacher who changes his life, all set against the razzle-dazzle of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. The narrative is a treat, the tempo impeccable.BOOK REVIEW: It Happened At The Fair BOOK REVIEW: It Happened At The Fair. The characterization is rich and authentic. “The historical details are absorbing, never intrusive and always eye-opening.

Her most recent series takes readers into the heart of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, where USA Today says … Her latest release, Tiffany Girl, was touted as a 'Must Read of the Year!' by USA Today and one of the Top 10 Most Anticipated Books by Huffington Post.ĭeeanne’s awards include a RITA, USA Book News Best, National Readers’ Choice, Best Historical of the Year (by RT Reviewers), Librarians’ Choice, Book Buyers’ Best, the Maggie, Golden Quill, Books*A*Million Pick of the Month, Seal of Excellent and Award of Excellence. With over a million copies sold, international bestselling, award-winning author Deeanne Gist has rocketed up the bestseller lists and captured readers everywhere with her original, captivating historical & contemporary novels.

It Happened at the Fair by Deeanne Gist