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| The Story of the Exposition - Frank Morton Todd - Volume 1 | |
| Introduction: | |
| A five volume comprehensive history of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition held in San Francisco. Link to other titles dealing with the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition. |
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| Dedication |
| Preface |
| Acknowledgments |
| 1 - "El Hombre Del Casco" |
| 2 - Panama |
| 3 - The Dream of Four Centuries |
| 4 - The Cruise of the "Oregon," and its Result |
| 5 - A Nation's Work |
| 6 - Changing the World |
| 7 - The Exposition Idea |
| 8 - First Steps |
| 9 - The First Incorporation |
| 10 - Don Gaspar De Portola |
| 11 - Psychological |
| 12 - The First Mass Meeting |
| 13 - The Certificate of Birth |
| 14 - Incorporating the Exposition |
| 15 - Laying the Financial Foundation |
| 16 - Two Million an Hour |
| 17 - Birth of the Municipal Bond Issue |
| 18 - Shoe Leather Day |
| 19 - The People Tax Themselves |
| 20 - Convincing Congress |
| 21 - Organization Development |
| 22 - Members of the Board |
| 23 - Representing California |
| 24 - A Singular Contract |
| 25 - The Exposition's President |
| 26 - Where to put it? |
| 27 - Financial Aspects and Prospects |
| 28 - Budget Building |
| 29 - Evolution of the Budget |
| 30 - Building up the Working Forces |
| 31 - Organizing for Construction |
| 32 - The Frame of the Picture |
| 33 - The Boundaries of a Dream |
| 34 - Getting Ready for the Joy Zone |
| 35 - Governing Principles |
| 36 - Accounting Plans and Policy |
| 37 - President Taft Starts It |
| 38 - Serving the Work |
| 39 - New York Sends the First Commission |
| 40 - The First Financial Report |
| 41 - Practical Counsel |
| 42 - Development During 1911 |
| 43 - Inviting the Nations |
| 44 - Bringing Europe into it |
| 45 - Developing an International Festival |
| 46 - Auxiliary Troops |
| 47 - The Division of Exhibits |
| 48 - Preparing for the Main Attraction |
| 49 - Publicity |
| 50 - Machinery of Exploitation |
| 51 - Enlisting the States |
| 52 - Making the Law Fit |
| 53 - Federal, State, and Municipal Legislation |
| 54 - Some Peculiar Legal Troubles |
| 55 - Internal and External Legal Relations |
| 56 - Getting Possession |
| 57 - A New Creative Harmony |
| 58 - A Strong Architectural Board |
| 59 - Oregon Selects the First Site |
| 60 - Starting Construction |
| 61 - Creation of the Building Plans |
| 62 - Gardens at Command |
| 63 - A City to Order |
| 64 - Developing A Construction Budget |
| 65 - Pacifying the Public |
| 66 - Labor Coöperates |
| 67 - The Building Organazation |
| 68 - The Memorandum Account |
| 69 - Civil Engineering |
| 70 - A Versatile Department |
| 71 - Coloring A City |
| 72 - A Sculpture Factory |
| 73 - Rallying Patriotism |
| 74 - Creating A World Forum |
| 75 - Reaching the World's Organizations |
| 76 - General Concessions Problems |
| 77 - Securing One Hundred Per Cent |
| 78 - Selecting Pavilion Sites |
| 79 - Progress in 1912 |
| Illustrations |
| DOC file for Palm (Project Guttenberg Version) |