I've been meaning to write up an article on this book for a while now, and I'm finally getting around to it. This is one incredible book if you're interested or even have a slight interest in the 1984 New Orleans World's Fair (and if you aren't, then what are you doing on this site?). The photographs are absolutely wonderful in the book (although I wish they were in color). The photographs are displayed in chapters which starts off with early photographs of the people behind the idea of the world's fair and drawings of some projects that never fully developed along with construction pictures. The book then features each section of the World's Fair with pictures. The great thing about the book is that along with every picture author Bill Cotter describes each photograph perfectly so that you really get a great idea of the layout and story of the fair itself. This book brought back so many memories that I had simply forgot about.
Bill Cotter's love for the World's Fair really shows up in this book. He shows you the good, the bad, and the ugly about the expo and doesn't hold back on the negatives about the fair, which is a good thing, because the negatives about the fair are just as important as the positives to the history of the fair.
Again, this book is highly recommended and can be purchased at Amazon or at Bill's worldsfairphotos website. You will be doing yourself a great favor if you pick up this book.
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