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World's Fair by E. L. Doctorow | |
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| Name: |
Edgar Laurence Doctorow | | Variant Name: |
E. L. Doctorow | | Birth Date: |
January 6, 1931 | | Place of Birth: |
Bronx, New York | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer |
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 Biography of E(dgar) L(aurence) Doctorow
9908 words, approx. 33 pages
 [This entry was updated by Douglas Fowler (Florida State University) from his entry in DLB 173: American Novelists Since World War II, Fifth Series.] E. L. Doctorow's narrative art is a distinctive fusion of moral involvement and poetic transformation. L... summary from source:
 Biography of Edgar Laurence Doctorow
4785 words, approx. 16 pages
One of the most celebrated and controversial novelists of the past two decades, E. L. Doctorow has an uncanny ability to reach both the general audience (The Book of Daniel, Welcome to Hard Times, and Ragtime have been made into movies) and the literary... summary from source:
 Biography of E. L. Doctorow
3148 words, approx. 10.5 pages
"It was juggling that had got me where I was . . . . I practiced my juggling. I juggled anything, Spaldeens, stones, oranges, empty green Coca-Cola bottles, I juggled rolls we stole hot from the bins in the Pechter Bakery wagons, and since I juggled so c...
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 World's Fairs Summary
1,812 words, approx. 6 pagesWorld's fairs are modern events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Whereas medieval fairs were concerned with the selling of goods, modern world's fairs were involved in the selling of industrial technology and industrial society;...
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 Ideas on Liberty Fair is fair
10/01/2001: 1,186 words, approx. 4 pages Several years ago, just after Congress had finally killed the federal mohair subsidy, I interviewed a lobbyist for the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association. He told me he was confident Congress would restore the program in the next session. Why? Because it wasn't... summary from source:
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Fairs
05/20/2001: 661 words, approx. 2 pages Great Milwaukee Summer FAIRS Sunday, May 20, 2001 A sneak preview of fairs in southeastern Wisconsin: WISCONSIN STATE FAIR, Aug. 2-12. State Fair Park, 8100 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis; (800) 884-3247 or (414) 266-7000 or www.wistatefair.com. Admission: $5... summary from source:
 AP News World's fair to have walls made of water
7/11/2007: 303 words, approx. 1 pages Walking through walls will be possible and even encouraged. When next year's world expo opens in Zaragoza, Spain, fairgoers will encounter a building with walls made of thin sprays of water. Inside, there will be normal building stuff: a cafe, an exhibition space and overhead... summary from source:
AP Features 2008 World Expo in Zaragoza, Spain
7/16/2007: 282 words, approx. 1 pagesWhen the World Expo opens in Zaragoza, Spain, next year, fairgoers will encounter a building with walls made from water.The water will come from thousands of little jets that can be switched on and off, rapid-fire, by computer-controlled sensors.The resulting effect will enable images and...
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World's Fair by E. L. Doctorow | |
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