Date of Award
Fall 2013
Document Type
Thesis
Terms of Use
© 2013 Sarah Duda. All rights reserved. This work is freely available courtesy of the author. It may only be used for non-commercial, educational, and research purposes. For all other uses, including reproduction and distribution, please contact the copyright holder.
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
History Department
First Advisor
Bruce Dorsey
Abstract
This paper explores the controversial popularity of horse races at Pennsylvania agricultural fairs at the turn of the twentieth century. While the excitement of horse races and the gambling that surrounded them attracted large crowds to fairs, agriculturists were angered by their detraction from agricultural exhibits and moralists mortified by the gambling.
Recommended Citation
Duda, Sarah , '14, "The Pennsylvania County Fair: A Snapshot of America at the Turn of the Twentieth Century" (2013). Senior Theses, Projects, and Awards. 579.
https://works.swarthmore.edu/theses/579