Twilight at the world of tomorrow : genius, madness, murder, and the 1939 World's Fair on the brink of war
The summer of 1939 was an epic turning point for America -- a brief window between the Great Depression and World War II. It was the last season of unbridled hope for peace and prosperity; by Labor Day, the Nazis were in Poland. And nothing would come to symbolize this transformation from acute optimism to fear and dread more than the 1939 New York World's Fair. A glorious vision of the future, the Fair introduced television, the fax machine, nyl...
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