The World's Fair by thomas l. tedrow

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April 26,2025

The World’s Fair was in Missouri in 1904, not 1906. Alice Roosevelt was married in 1906, not 1904, when the World’s Fair took place. Historical facts in this book are incorrect. Obvious typos (poddle instead of poodle in describing a dog at the dog show; the word my instead of by, etc). And the side stories of the Youngun children made no sense considering they never connected to the storyline of Laura at all. I can understand it’s a fictional account of Laura Ingalls Wilder at the World’s Fair, but the obvious parts of history should be accurate.

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alhiris

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April 26,2025

Book Five in the The Days of Laura Ingalls Wilder series, this one set against the backdrop of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. Laura is sent there as a newspaper reporter to cover the events. Little does Laura know that Manly has accompanied her on the trip to surprise her with a long-promised, much-anticipated honeymoon they never had.
Also attending the Fair are the Methodist minister’s three children Larry, Terry, and Sherry Youngun who enter their dog Dangit in the Dog Show. Their antics provide the humor children will enjoy.
I had not heard about Anthropology Days that went along with the Fair’s Olympics and Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s visit to the games. Of course, I had to go down that Rabbit Hole.
Most beautifully written are the characters of Mr. Tao who has four pupils and can therefore see clearly into people’s souls and that of Bambuti who prays that he may one day return to the center of the African forest from which he had been captured and taken away when he was but five years old. This book was published in 1992, but my favorite quote from it is still timely, if not more so, for today: “History shouldn’t be changed to make some people feel comfortable, should it?”

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UNKNOWNINTERESTS

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April 26,2025

I'm not a big fair person; but the story was still very good and well written.

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cassandrale179

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April 26,2025

I remember as a child being moved by the poor/rich contrast, and by the evil done in the name of power/entertainment. This was an interesting story with lots of twists and turns. The plausibility of Laura being involved in ALL OF THESE THINGS is laughable though.

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zai_san005

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April 26,2025

Good reason why the Little House Trust took the author to court to stop his unauthorized use of Laura Ingalls Wilder's name.
Also, his story about why not to be a racist portrays almost all minorities to be carictures. The Younguns arae horribly annoying children.

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Mitsuduck

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April 26,2025

Another great book !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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jiaqianyin

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April 26,2025

This series of books is very simplistic, but it is written for young readers so that is to be expected. Although, I still enjoy reading them. They are not entirely truthful and there are many embellishments, but overall, I always learn something new about the time of history in which these are presented. They are fun as they are written with Larua Ingalls Wilder as the center and focus of the story and then weave in historical happenings as they are happening in her life. In this story, she gets to go to the St. Louis World's Fair as a reporter where she meets, Alice, the daughter of then-President Teddy Roosevelt.

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