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Meet me at the Rocket : a history of the South Carolina State Fair /

Who doesn't love the bustle and jangle, the smells, the sounds, the energy, and the tastes of a lively state fair? In this fast-changing world, keeping any endeavor alive and thriving for 150 years is an accomplishment, but the South Carolina State Fair has met any challenges with doggedness, d...

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator: Stroup, Rodger E. (Author)
Other Authors / Creators:Edgar, Walter B., 1943- writer of foreword.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2019]
Subjects:
South Carolina State Fair.
Agricultural exhibitions > South Carolina > History.
Fairs > South Carolina > History.
Agricultural exhibitions
Fairs
South Carolina
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Click here for full text at JSTOR
Table of Contents:
  • Colonial and Antebellum Fairs, 1720-1865
  • The Fair on Elmwood Avenue, 1869-1903
  • The Greater State Fair, 1904-1920
  • The Colored Fair, 1890-1969
  • The Depression and World War II, 1921-1945
  • "The Grooming Ground of Champions," 1890-1969
  • Integration and the Civic Center, 1946-1964
  • County and Regional Fairs
  • From disaster to a New Vision, 1965-1983
  • Entertainment and the Midway
  • The State Fair into the Twenty-first century, 1984-2019
  • Exhibits and Premiums
  • Icons of the State Fair
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • Index

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