"My country, 'tis of thee!" Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

CHAPTER V.

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THE COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.

Preparations for a celebration of the quartercentenary of Columbus--Chicago chosen as the site--Marvelous history of the Western Metropolis--How the Columbian Exhibition was organized--Sketches of its promoters--The principal buildings and grounds--Financial arrangements--An exhibition surpassing all its predecessors and fittingly commemorating the birth of a new world.....204