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Hardcover. Zustand: gut. Aircraft Performance: Theory and Practice (AIAA Education) In englischer Sprache. pages.

Zustand: Good. 21 x 21 inch linen (silk?) souvenir, off-white background woven with bronze color thread. Stevengraph style machine embroidered scene of the main expo building at center.Condition:A bit toned; light wear; very good.Historian's PerspectiveRobert Vitz - "Cincinnati was struggling with its obvious decline as the major city of the West, and saw in its industrial fairs, as well as in its cultural instituions, an opportunity to stake its claim as the "Paris of America," the major inland cultural center in the nation. Since 1888 was the city's centennial year, this particular fair reflected the city's hopes for the future. Unfortunately for the city, it was too little and too late. Since the 1888 exposition was meant to be regional, I can only look at the "national response" from a regional perspective. Most of the nation had little interest in the Cincinnati Centennial regardless of how important it was to area residents. Pretty much a "copy cat" of other fairs and expositions. People in the region (but they are part of the nation) endorsed the theme.".…