After a long, long time I have finally finished a series of 3 essays on the World's Columbian Exposition. I don't know what possessed me to take on such a huge and challenging topic: the literature on it alone starts to rival the Civil War. Here they are:
The Introduction: https://smarthistory.org/worlds-columbian-exposition-intro/
The White City: https://smarthistory.org/white-city-and-fairgrounds/