{"product_id":"knoxvilles-1982-worlds-fair-9780738568355","title":"Knoxville's 1982 World's Fair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the world comes to Tennessee, the world is going to have a good time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce referred to as the \"scruffy little city by the Tennessee River,\" Knoxville hosted the world's fair from May 1 through October 31, 1982, and provided one big party for people to visit from all over to witness the live entertainment, parades, displays, exhibits, musical and sporting events, food, costumes, rides, games, and arcades. Based on the theme \"Energy Turns the World,\" Expo '82 was the first world's fair to be held in the southeastern United States in 97 years, hosting 22 countries and more than 11 million people. The news reports of the day declared the \"World Came to Knoxville\" as it hosted the official international exposition, fully licensed and sanctioned by the Bureau des Expositions Internationales in Paris, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738568355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.50d","brand":"Martha Rose Woodward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36641180024988,"sku":"9780738568355","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_57575ea0-c695-40c6-a42b-14e16621087f.jpg?v=1603853251","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/knoxvilles-1982-worlds-fair-9780738568355","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}