The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Awe and Amazement Quotes

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The fair taught men and women steeped only in the necessary to see that cities did not have to be dark, soiled, unsafe bastions of the strictly pragmatic. They could also be beautiful. (5.1.2)

Visitors were filled with awe to see for the first time that cities could be places of allure, charm, and elegance.