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The World for a Shilling: How the Great Exhibition of 1851 Shaped a Nation
The World for a Shilling How the Great Exhibition of 1851 Shaped a Nation
Author: Michael Leapman
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 truly national spectacle. This text examines the story of how the exhibition came into being; the key characters who made it happen (from Prince Albert, who was credited w...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780747266488
ISBN-10: 0747266484
Publication Date: 4/1/2002
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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