The World for a Shilling by Michael Leapman, Michael Leapman

The World for a Shilling

Michael Leapman, Michael Leapman

308 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative medium-paced
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Conceived as a showcase for Britain's burgeoning manufacturing industries and the exotic products of its Empire, the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace was Britain's first national spectacle. This book examines the story of how the exhibition ...

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