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World's fairs are expositions in which nations and corporations feature their foods, cultures, consumer goods, and technological advancements. Beginning in the 1850s, these expositions became the forum for introducing new ...

Subjects: Society and culture — Cookery, Food, and Drink

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World's Fairs
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America Length: 1919 words
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in Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World Length: 1258 words
World's Fairs and Expositions.
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