The Pennsylvania County Fair: A Snapshot of America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

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dc.contributor.advisorDorsey, Bruce
dc.contributor.advisorAzfar, Farid
dc.contributor.authorDuda, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-04T18:09:02Z
dc.date.available2021-08-04T18:09:02Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the controversial popularity of horse races at Pennsylvania agricultural fairs at the turn of the twentieth century. While the excitement of horse races and the gambling that surrounded them attracted large crowds to fairs, agriculturists were angered by their detraction from agricultural exhibits and moralists mortified by the gambling.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSwarthmore College. Dept. of Historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10066/23737
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsFull copyright to this work is retained by the student author. It may only be used for non-commercial, research, and educational purposes. All other uses are restricted.
dc.rights.accessNo restrictionsen_US
dc.titleThe Pennsylvania County Fair: A Snapshot of America at the Turn of the Twentieth Centuryen_US
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