Project Gutenberg 2005-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 60 Macomber, Ben 1876 Macomber, Benjamin The Jewel City Reading ease score: 62.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Schwan "The Jewel City" by Ben Macomber is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The book provides an in-depth examination of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, exploring its architecture, art, landscape, and cultural significance. It serves to commemorate the monumental achievement of the Panama Canal's completion, showcasing the unity and originality that characterized the Exposition's design and the artistic expressions involved in its realization. The opening of the book paints a vibrant picture of the Exposition, initiated in the wake of the devastating 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which aimed to celebrate the completion of the Panama Canal. It describes the extensive planning and collaborative artistic efforts that led to the creation of an unprecedented architectural marvel in the city, highlighting important elements like the Tower of Jewels and various palaces dedicated to different themes. The detailed introduction frames the Exposition as not just a festival but an "epochal" event in history, deeply influencing trade routes and cultural exchange, while presenting a cohesive vision that harmonizes natural beauty with artistic expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) TC Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Science - General 413648 413590 2024-10-03T13:05:10.165599 2023-10-04T03:54:13.865042 text/html text/html 413641 413583 2024-10-03T13:05:10.425624 2023-10-04T03:54:14.038014 text/html text/html 215764 2024-10-03T13:05:17.041589 application/epub+zip 220252 2024-10-03T13:05:12.334695 application/epub+zip 220252 2024-10-03T13:05:11.137700 application/epub+zip 367038 2024-10-03T13:05:20.722527 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348927 2024-10-03T13:05:16.303600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320914 2022-09-04T05:38:23.426868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383908 383901 2024-10-03T13:05:09.781656 2023-10-04T03:54:13.587989 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 379025 2020-12-30T11:44:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142983 2020-12-30T11:44:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18583 2024-10-03T13:05:21.006529 application/rdf+xml 10884 2024-10-03T13:05:11.677597 image/jpeg 3026 2024-10-03T13:05:11.410603 image/jpeg 212954 2024-10-03T13:05:10.458693 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog