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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780865263079
ISBN number: 0865263078
Label: North Carolina Office of Archives and History ; North Carolina State Fair Division
Manufacturer: North Carolina Office of Archives and History ; North Carolina State Fair Division
Page Count: 236
Printing Date: September 12, 2003
Publishing house: North Carolina Office of Archives and History ; North Carolina State Fair Division
Sale Popularity Level: 279641
Studio: North Carolina Office of Archives and History ; North Carolina State Fair Division
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With an annual attendance of 800,000, the North Carolina State Fair is the state's largest event and is the largest 10-day agricultural fair in the United States. This book provides a comprehensive look into the social, political, agricultural, and industrial changes that defined the North Carolina State Fair. Over 300 photographs vividly portray its history and evolution, from its agricultural roots to the venerable education and social ogranization it is today. Throughout the volume, the state fair's commitment to retaining its educational roots is apparent.
Despite the state fair's distinction as being North Carolina's largest event, little has been written about its origins and lengthy history. This book provides a comprehensive look into the fair from its creation by the North Carolina Agricultural Society to becoming a division under the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Finally, this book honors the people who have faithfully attended the state fair over its existence. Few organizations have had enough staying power to survive three wars, the Great Depression, and changing demographics like the North Carolina State Fair has. This book demonstrates how ultimately it's the fair's ability to blend change and nostalgia that has kept it a North Carolina tradition for its very first 150 years.
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