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re: Chicago Worlds Fair 1893: A 'RESET' narrative created to hide past History & Timeline?
Posted on 11/16/21 at 10:55 am to Chingon Ag
Posted on 11/16/21 at 10:55 am to Chingon Ag
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Detail in that book will show that construction practices and quality of these buildings rendered them temporary. These buildings were unsafe.
So, the main takeaway from "The Devil in the White City" is a narrative that reinforces the notion that the entire fair's construction was indeed "temporary", ergo "unsafe"?
If so, I'm not buying it.
If you're trying to hide truth and past history -- and need to justify the total destruction of the buildings and fair grounds and reinforce the narrative, a book just like this is not only necessary BUT essential.
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Posted on 11/16/21 at 10:59 am to Liberator
That is not the main takeaway from the book. Far from it as it details the story of a killer committing murders in Chicago around the time of the 1893 World's Fair. Feel free to argue with someone else on this topic as I am not saying you are right or wrong. Just trying to bring some historical context to this topic as many of these structures were thrown up basically overnight. Have a blessed day.
This post was edited on 11/16/21 at 11:03 am
Posted on 11/16/21 at 11:06 am to Liberator
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So, the main takeaway from "The Devil in the White City" is a narrative that reinforces the notion that the entire fair's construction was indeed "temporary", ergo "unsafe"?
If so, I'm not buying it.
It's been ~10 years since I've read it, but yes. It really was a beautiful site, but it was built with cheap materials, on very swampy ground, and with an insanely tight deadline.
Posted on 11/17/21 at 4:35 pm to Liberator
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So, the main takeaway from "The Devil in the White City" is a narrative that reinforces the notion that the entire fair's construction was indeed "temporary", ergo "unsafe"?
If so, I'm not buying it.
Peak PT
Read the fricking book dude. it is a really great book.
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