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The World for a Shilling: How the Great Exhibition of 1851 Shaped a Nation Michael Leapman Main edition
The World for a Shilling: How the Great Exhibition of 1851 Shaped a Nation
Michael Leapman
Conceived as a showcase for Britain's burgeoning manufacturing industries and the exotic products of its Empire, the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace was Britain's first truly national spectacle.
326 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 18, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571281657 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 326 |
| Dimensions | 125 × 196 × 26 mm · 352 g |
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