HIST 2057 : Amusing The Million Study Guide
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Amusing the million: coney island at the turn of the century by john kasson. John kasson, amusing the million presents a historian"s carefully constructed argument about the function and importance of one social institution, an early twentieth-century amusement park. After reading it, you should be able to answer the following questions: )what was "the broad common effort" behind the columbian exposition of 1893 and new. In other words, what function did their designers want them to serve? democratic recreation for those living in urban america. People didn"t want to be in public buildings that encouraged sobriety and order. The midway was a sideshow that was included grudgingly as a concession to public taste and. Visitors were rewarded with exotic amusements from a diverse group of ethnic entertainers that portrayed women in fanciful exotic dress. This was a sharp contrast to the white city"s sense of civil order.
