The Columbian Orator

Chicago World Exposition 1893 The Chicago World Exposition 1893 is also remembered by its short name World Fair: Columbian Exposition. It is a fair which was held in Chicago in the year 1893 and marks 400 of Christopher Columbus entering the new world in the year 1492. The key attraction of this fair was the centerpiece that carried the shape of a water pool. This highlighted the existence of the ship that was used by the great Christopher Columbus to tour the world. The Chicago Exposition was…

the Americas before Columbus after finding inaccuracies in his high school textbook. The inaccuracies within prompted him to reexamine contemporary historical beliefs. Mann’s 1491 is a social demonstration, utilizing modern theories to explain pre-Columbian societies. Furthermore, 1491 is a journalistic representation of Mesoamerica and the Aztecs, Inka, Maya, and other Inuit communities of the Americas. Mann’s re-evaluation on the teaching of history is embodied through an overenthusiastic and…

Milan and Chicago are my two favorites cities. Have you ever wondered what Chicago and Milan have in common? Both of the cities have a strong economy and a big population, but Chicago is a modern city and Milan is old, but a little modernized. The Italian city, Milan, is recognized as the capital of design and culture whereas the American city, Chicago, is known as the Windy City. Contrasting and comparing Milano and Chicago will be based on their culture, architecture, and topography. Both…

The Devil in the White City follows the exploits of two men with radically different lives, yet they still bare similarities to one another. The first is Daniel Burnham, the architect challenged with the task of making the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago stand out with an attraction to rival the Eiffel tower. The second central character, and serving as the other side of the coin to Burnham, is Dr. H.H. Holmes; a career criminal, pharmacist and serial killer who designed elaborate traps and…

Peter Keating, with the secret assistance of Roark, enters Cosmo-Slotnick’s “Most Beautiful Building in the World” contest to build a ten million dollar skyscraper for the company. In winning the competition, Keating solidifies his fame in the architecture community, but also seals his fate as a second-hander because he took credit for Roark’s design. The design was classically ornate Renaissance, which Roark cannot stand, but the public adores. Many say that despite the fact that The…

Listen, I know it’s a bit late, but I’m finally getting back to you on those book recommendations. I just finished reading a novel called The Devil in the White City, and I’m pretty sure that you would find it quite interesting. The book is set around the time of the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 and follows the parallel paths of Daniel Burnham, the fair’s architect, and H. H. Holmes, a prolific serial killer who used the fair’s magnetic allure to find his victims. Burnham’s storyline is about…

Chicago Lit Final Essay Throughout the semester we as students have read many different pieces of literature that have helped characterize Chicago. With many opinions and various perspectives to consider Chicago is a twisted city, nobody is safe from its grasp. The city, being divided, has made it difficult to accurately depict Chicago's true nature. Some may say that the city brings nothing but wonder and amazement from the eyes of a tourist however, what lies beneath the tales of wonder is…

together. The Columbian World's Fair located in Chicago, Illinois 1893 emphasizes this idea that the city is not only a place of work, but also a place of leisure and a place that people of all identities can come together. The purpose of the exposition was to bring the art and industry of all nations around the world together in one place. In the summer of 1893 Chicago was transformed and from May to October the city served as a place for all of America to visit. In analyzing the Columbian…

the 1893 Chicago World's Fair also known as The World's Columbian Exposition, to the storyline of the book. Also because the novel is a type of biography or non-fiction story, this helps study the impact of The World’s Columbian Exposition in society at the time and how it played a part in American History. This topic became of my interest because being I am aware of the great innovation that the fair brought to not just The…

In 1893 the World's Fair was becoming a major event. There was a variety of conflicts going on during the time period it was forming. Deaths, killings, architectural problems were all a conflict when trying to create the World's Fair. This time period was not as easy as it seemed either; they were in the midst of a depression. This made it harder to do what was needed to be done. In the book The Devil in the White City gives a wonderful and nonfictional story about the Worlds Fair that will have…