Bibliograph

Meet me on the midway, a history of Wisconsin fairs, Jerry Apps

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Meet me on the midway, a history of Wisconsin fairs, Jerry Apps

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Meet me on the midway

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1285123129

Responsibility statement

Jerry Apps

Sub title

a history of Wisconsin fairs

Summary

"Jerry Apps explores the history of county and state fairs in Wisconsin, from their earliest incarnations as livestock exhibitions to their later multitudes of exhibits and demonstrations, grandstand entertainment, games and rides, and competitions of all sorts. Drawing on his extensive research, interviews, and personal experience as a 4-H leader, county extension agent, county fair judge, and lifelong fairgoer, Apps takes readers back through 178 years of Wisconsin fair history, covering everything from horse-pulling and calf-showing contests to flower arrangement judging to the roar of gasoline engines powering the midway rides. He evokes the sights and sounds of fairs through the ages while digging in to the political and social forces that shaped the fair into an icon of our rural heritage"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The first fairs -- Fair management -- Exhibits and clubs -- Judges and judging -- Favorite fair food -- The carnival and the midway -- Southern Wisconsin fairs -- Southeastern Wisconsin fairs -- Southwestern Wisconsin fairs -- Central Wisconsin fairs -- Northeastern Wisconsin fairs -- Northern Wisconsin fairs -- Northwestern Wisconsin fairs -- Wisconsin State Fair -- Stories from the fair -- The value and legacy of fairs

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History of Wisconsin fairs

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