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The summer of 1939 was an epic turning point for America—a brief window between the Great Depression and World War II. It was the last season of unbridled hope for peace and prosperity; by Labor Day, the Nazis were in Poland. And nothing would come to symbolize this transformation from acute... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Grover Whalen: Add a description of this character.
- Albert Einstein
- Harvey Gibson
- Mayor La Guardia
- Pyke
- Roosevelt
- Joe Lynch
- Joe Healy
- Robert Moses
- Joseph Shadgen
- Elsa
- George Mcaneny
- Geddes
- Mussolini
- Martha
- Hitler
- Szilard
- Rothstein
- Walker
- Freddy Socha
- Wanamaker
- Rodman
- Jeremiah
- John
- Mary
- Wigner
- Elmer
- Grace
- Strachan
- Futurama
- Stalin
- Robinson
- Weir
- Rothman
- Essie
- Oumansky
- Margot
- Edward
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City Building
- Fair
- Germany
- America
- Manhattan
- Flushing Meadows
- United States
- Chicago
- Europe
- Poland
- Queens
- Brooklyn
- Belgium
- Italy
- Palestine
- Berlin
- Long Island
- Japan
- Princeton
- Great Britain
- France
- George Washington
- Bomb
- England
- Czechoslovakia
- Paris
- Wall Street
- Russia
- New Jersey
- Philadelphia
- London
- Mcallen
- California
- Netherlands
- Perisphere
- City Hall
- Terrace Club
First Sentence edit
By all accounts, 1934 was a remarkable year: Flash Gordon made his first appearance in the comic strips, and Frank Capra's It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, would go on to win every major Academy Award.
Table of Contents edit
Map
Author's Note
Prologue: This Brief Paradise
- From Ash Heaps to Utopia
Part One: The Devil to Pay
1. "Why Don't You Do It Daddy?"
2. Mr. New York
3. A Voluntary Exile
4. The Gardenia of the Law
5. New York World's Fair, Inc.
6. The $8 Murder
7. Why Have a Fair?
8. 106 Degrees in the Shade
9. Panic in Times Square
10. Selling the Fair
11. "Folks, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!"
Part Two: Dawn of a New Day
- 1939: The First Season
12. "They Come With Joyous Song"
13. Blackout
14. "I Have Seen the Future"
15. Visions and Dreamscapes
16. Palestine Vs. Pancho Villa
17. Germany Yesterday--Germany Tomorrow
18. Royal Flush
19. "I Never Thought of That!"
20. "You Tell 'Em, Mickey!"
21. The Storm Center of the World
22. "S'Long, Folks!"
Part Three: For Peace and Freedom
- 1940: The Second Season
23. "Hello, Folks!"
24. "This Looks Like the Real Goods!"
25. Aftermath
26. Curtains
27. Whalen, Gravisnas, Forbine, and Nobility
Epilogue: Ashes to Ashes
Acknowledgements
Notes and Sources
Bibliography
Index
Series & Lists edit
This book is in NPR Summer Books 2010. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Mauro (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780345512147
Page Count: 401
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780345512147
Page Count: 401
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: T785.B1 M393 2010
- Dewey: 907.4747243
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › State & Local › New York
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 20th Century
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