Carnival in the Countryside
The History of the Iowa State Fair
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23535902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chris Rasmussen (0000-0002-0153-3867) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 206 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-15 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Carnival in the countryside (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Iowa Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/j.ctt20p58cp |
| OpenAlex | W4234647392 |
| ISBN | 9781609383589 |
| Open Library | OL30392096M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
More than a century and a half after its founding, the Iowa State Fair is the state's central institution, event, and symbol. During its annual run each August, this fair attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors who make the pilgrimage to the fairground to see the iconic butter cow, to ride the Old Mill, to walk through the livestock barns, and to people-watch. At the same time that they enjoy fried candy bars and roller coasters, Iowans also compete to raise the best corn and zucchinis, to make the best jams and jellies, to rear the finest sheep and goats, the largest cattle and hogs, and the handsomest horses. This tension between entertainment and agriculture goes back all the way to the fair's founding in the mid-1800s, as historian Chris Rasmussen shows in this thought-provoking history.
Geography · Political science · Rural area · Philippine History and Culture · Agricultural exhibitions · Country life · History · Iowa · Iowa State Fair · Iowa State Fair (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99038781 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|no99038781 · Iowa State Fair. fast (OCoLC)fst01409409 · Iowa State Fair. fast (OCoLC)fst01409409 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01409409 · Manners and customs · Rural conditions · Social conditions · Social life and customs · united states
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2018 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |