Suddenly New York and St. Louis wanted the fair. Washington laid claim to the honor on grounds it was the center of goverment, New York because it was the center of everything. No one cared what St. Louis thought, although the city got a wink for pluck. (查看原文)
... In a late plea for Pitezel to take a more righteous path, his father wrote: "Come with me and I will do the good is the Savior's command. Will you go? I will take that wicked nature out of you, and I will wash from you all stains, and I will be a father to you and you shall be a son and an heir." The pain in his father's words was palpable. "I love you," he wrote, "although you have gone far astray." (查看原文)
3 有用 KYO 2008-11-23 16:25:36
開頭以回憶的方式帶出芝加哥當年打造世界博覽會的始末,感覺還不錯,中後段敘述實在太過繁瑣,讓人看了昏昏欲睡
2 有用 jackmahone 2013-03-08 21:44:18
看这本是因为BioShock Infinite 的制作人Ken Levine提到这本书中描写的芝加哥对他创造游戏中的虚构城市哥伦比亚产生了重要影响
1 有用 radishead42 2015-02-10 13:09:45
读完方了解世博会的意义。
1 有用 Hui 2012-02-25 01:11:33
最近忙的要死. 睡前看一会儿,算是放松. 看了两周, 看完了. 敬佩EL啊. 明明是两个完全不相干的故事人物,放在一起,想象是两个故事的合订本, 可不觉得奇怪. 因为那个时代的气氛的关系吧. 看看建筑师们所承受的压力, 想想自己手上的项目其实是小CASE, 哈哈. DBURNHAM是个了不起的PM! 芝加哥博缆会照片. 壮观啊. 可惜没有什么剩下的了. http://www.chica... 最近忙的要死. 睡前看一会儿,算是放松. 看了两周, 看完了. 敬佩EL啊. 明明是两个完全不相干的故事人物,放在一起,想象是两个故事的合订本, 可不觉得奇怪. 因为那个时代的气氛的关系吧. 看看建筑师们所承受的压力, 想想自己手上的项目其实是小CASE, 哈哈. DBURNHAM是个了不起的PM! 芝加哥博缆会照片. 壮观啊. 可惜没有什么剩下的了. http://www.chicagohs.org/history/expo/ex1.html (展开)
1 有用 阿瑟的胡子 2016-10-02 12:54:12
哪里有卖中文译本的啊，求告知