Our Show / A Humorous Account of the International Exposition in Honor of the Centennial Anniversary of American Independence, from Inception to Completion, Including Description of Buildings, Biographies of Managers, Receptions of Foreign Dignitaries, Opening Ceremonies, Poem, Oration, Amusing Survey of All Departments, Incidents, Etc., Etc.

by David Solis Cohen; H. B. Sommer

[From the Constantinople Leader.]

“It is the joint production of two geniuses. We doubt whether one genius could have written it and survived.”

[From the Copenhagen Sentinel.]

“Copenhagen is shaken to its centre. Is Sweden dead? Is the land of the immortal Yywxtlmp sleeping? Has the American Exposition become a thing of the past whilst we are yet preparing for it? or are the authors of this book endeavoring, under the guise of an historical novel, to lay the foundation for poisoning the world in the future with the doctrines of Spiritualism? Philadelphia exchanges call it a ‘third term pamphlet.’ We have looked through its pages, and though failing to discover what this means, we found one term for which we thank the authors—the termination.”

[From the Hong Kong Examiner.]

“Americans should receive a book like this with fervor—once every hundred years.”

1776. FUN. HUMOR. BURLESQUE. 1876.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS A REPUBLIC.
OUR SHOW;
A HUMOROUS
ACCOUNT OF THE
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
IN HONOR OF THE
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE,
FROM INCEPTION TO COMPLETION,
INCLUDING
DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS—BIOGRAPHIES OF MANAGERS—RECEPTIONS OF FOREIGN
DIGNITARIES—OPENING CEREMONIES—POEM—ORATION—AMUSING SURVEY
OF ALL DEPARTMENTS, INCIDENTS, ETC. ETC.

BY
DAISY SHORTCUT AND ARRY O’PAGUS.
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED BY A. B. FROST.

PHILADELPHIA:
CLAXTON, REMSEN & HAFFELFINGER,
624, 626, and 628 Market Street.
THE AMERICAN NEWS COMPANY, NEW YORK.
1876.