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Aug 20
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Fergus Bordewich on Centennial and the G...

NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER
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In this episode, prize-winning author and historian Fergus M. Bordewich discusses his latest book, Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future, which explores the story of the nation’s 100th birthday and the first world’s fair. Bordewich traces the li ... Show More
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