Minnesota county fairs : kids, cows, carnies, and chow

著者

• Miller, Susan Lambert
• Olson, Shannon

書誌事項

Minnesota county fairs : kids, cows, carnies, and chow

photographs by Susan Lambert Miller ; foreword by Shannon Olson

Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2009

注記

Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Ninety-five county fairs are held through Minnesota every year, and Susan Lambert Miller has attended nearly every one of them. Camera in hand, she often visited multiple fairs in a weekend -- sometimes more than one a day. And just a taste of what she found at these Minnesota get-togethers appears here in delightful, dazzling photographs. The heart of a Minnesota county fair beats in the 4-H buildings, with their displays of bumper crops or beautiful animals or creative activities. Fairs bring neighbours together, to play bingo, to applaud a bluegrass performance, to explore the frights and delights of the midway. Food plays a significant role, whether hawked from a booth or artfully arranged for competition. Carnies beckon for games and prizes. The loudspeaker blares with announcements of livestock judging or the next "main event". These summer festivals offer a feast for the senses, with countless ways to take it all in. Miller's photographs display a feast of sorts as well, a view of Minnesota's quintessential character, introduced by Shannon Olson's meditation on our fairgoer selves. Step right up: see rooster bingo, smell sizzling pork chops, hear bumper car horns. In this book, summer fun is always at its peak.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB00930896
• ISBN:
  • 9780873517195
• LCCN: 2008055490
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: St. Paul, Minn.
• ページ数/冊数: xiii, 114 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : S555.M666
  • DC22 : 630.74/776
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Agricultural exhibitions -- Minnesota
  • LCSH : Agricultural exhibitions -- Minnesota -- Pictorial works