margaret creighton talks about fair,ok in the 1901 world recountsshe the assassination of president way mckinley. recorded in buffalo, new york in 2016. >> hi. york foro buffalo, new our regular book event. is leslie, and it is my pleasure to welcome our special , who, margaret creighton has written a wonderful new book, and mark, writer for the buffalo news. have a conversation with margaret, then we will open it up. thank you for being here. [applause] hi, margaret. , mark.t: hi mark: great to see such a turnout. they make history really come alive. it is one of those rare books that does just that. many people know about the book that talked about the exhibition , the city, a very prosperous city. your book is the first full-length book that focuses specifically on the history of one of the great events that happen in buffalo. major events in the united is one of 15lo cities to host a world's fair in the united states. the next world's fair is going to be -- anyone know? probably not. the united states is not slated to participate in that world's fair. it was a big deal for buffalo t

. >> margaret creighton talks about her book, the elect fight fall of rainbow city, in which he recounts the assassination of president mckinley at the 1901 world's fair in buffalo. this was recorded at larkin square in buffalo, new york, in 016. leslie: hi. welcome to buffalo, new york or our regular book event. my name is leslie zemsky, and it is my pleasure to welcome our special guest, margaret creighton, who has written a wonderful new book, and mark sommer, writer for the buffalo news. mark will have a conversation with margaret, then we will open it up to members of the audience. thank you so much for being here. [applause] mark: hi, margaret. argaret: hi, mark. mark: welcome to everybody who is here tonight. good to see such a good turnout. they make history really come alive. it is one of those rare books about buffalo history that does just that. many people know about the book hat talked about the exhibition, the city, a very prosperous city. your book is the first full-length book that focuses specifically on the history of one of the great events that happen in buffalo. worl

my name is leslie zemsky, and it is my pleasure to welcome our special guest, margaret creighton, who has written a wonderful new book, and mark sommer, writer for the buffalo news. mark will have a conversation with margaret, then we will open it up. thank you for being here. [applause] mark: hi, margaret. margaret: hi, mark. mark: great to see such a turnout. i really liked your book. i thought it was one of the best works of history. as great works of history do, they make history really come alive. it is one of those rare books that does just that. many people know about the book that talked about the exhibition, the city, a very prosperous city. your book is the first full-length book that focuses specifically on the history of one of the great events that happen in buffalo. world's fairs were once major events in the united states. that is no longer the case. buffalo was one of 15 cities to ever host a world's fair in the united states. it hasn't happened since 1984 in new orleans. the next one is going to be -- anyone know? probably not. it will be in because asked on. the unit

my name is leslie zemsky, and it is my pleasure to welcome our special guest, margaret creighton, who has written a wonderful new book, and mark sommer, writer for the buffalo news. mark will have a conversation with margaret, then we will open it up.

. >> margaret creighton talks about her book, the elect fight fall of rainbow city, in which he recounts the assassination of president mckinley at the 1901 world's fair in buffalo. this was recorded at larkin square in buffalo, new york, in 016. leslie: hi. welcome to buffalo, new york or our regular book event. my name is leslie zemsky, and it is my pleasure to welcome sp

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