Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition

by Brennan O'Reilly and Shauna O'Reilly

Book Overview

The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, held during the summer of 1909, was the first "world's fair" held in Seattle. Capitalizing on the popularity of the booming gold rush, the exposition was designed to showcase the riches of the Pacific Northwest and highlight trade with the Pacific Rim nations and beyond. Millions of visitors came to Seattle to experience the one-of-a-kind attractions, exhibits, and events held during the AYPE, which became the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738571326
• ISBN13: 9780738571324
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

UW's before-life and nice black-and-brown historic photos

It's nice to see what UW (University of Washington, Seattle) looked like (I'm a current UW student). It was more beautiful than it is now unfortunately. Essentially a really nice collection of historic stock photos. Should be on the shelf of all UW departments/offices.

Great addition to Images of America series

This seems like an obscure topic. How many people in the Seattle area even knew about this event until recently? I sure didn't. This book is a great look at Seattle 100 years ago during an important time in the city's developement. The authors have found some really fun pictures and the writing is clear, concise and is very well researched. I looked at some of the other books online, but this one seemed best and I was not disappointed that I had paid for it.