Exploring the Chicago World's Fair, 1893

By Laurie Lawlor

Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.), Poverty, Historical fiction, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Fiction, Sisters, Juvenile fiction, History

Description: After moving to Chicago so their father can work for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, twelve-year-old Dora and her three younger sisters find jobs and amusement at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, while also worrying about their family's poverty.