Contents
Introduction
Part I. Origins and Organization
Chapter 1: The First Fairs
Chapter 2: Fair Management
Part II. What Makes a Fair a Fair
Chapter 3: Exhibits and Clubs
Chapter 4: Judges and Judging
Chapter 5: Favorite Fair Food
Chapter 6: The Carnival and the Midway
Part III. County and State Fair Histories
Chapter 7: Southern Wisconsin Fairs
Chapter 8: Southeastern Wisconsin Fairs
Chapter 9: Southwestern Wisconsin Fairs
Chapter 10: Central Wisconsin Fairs
Chapter 11: Northeastern Wisconsin Fairs
Chapter 12: Northern Wisconsin Fairs
Chapter 13: Northwestern Wisconsin Fairs
Chapter 14: Wisconsin State Fair
Part IV. Fair Memoiries and Meaning
Chapter 15: Stories from the Fair
Chapter 16: The Value and Legacy of Fairs
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index