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Exposing The Expositions 1851-1915: Ancient Rome in America?
Have we been lied to? The historical period between 1851-1920 may be no exception. During that time Great Expositions (Fairs) were built Chicago 1893, Paris 1900, St. Louis 1904, San Francisco 1915. These giant up to 1200 acre expos were built in impossible times of less than two years, then following the end of the event, they were purposely destroyed and thrown into landfills. Each of these fairs were built to resemble Ancient Rome, and I believe that was no accident. But were the buildings of these World Expositions newly constructed in the 1890's, or older ones- part of a civilization that was coexisting with Ancient Rome and Greece, and simply restored and painted? This book looks at these questions and more.
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Published December 10, 2019
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Howdie Mickoski
10 books37 followersHowdie Mickoski is the author of Falling For Truth, and The Power of Then-Revealing Egypt's Lost Wisdom.
He began his life as a stand-up comedian and hockey coach, but began to study the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mexico in 1997. This led to the study of Zen, Native Indian Medicine, Alchemy, Gnosticism and comparative religions and spirituality. This study led to the Power of Then.
He had a death experience in 2005 that led him to change his research and writing focus to present his new insight, that of dealing with reality and the self in a complete different way and became Falling For Truth.
Currently he has been researching historical topics such as the Cathars and Knights Templar, to World Expositions of the 1800's looking for clues to help explain the nature of standard reality, and how and why this may have shifted over time.
He began his life as a stand-up comedian and hockey coach, but began to study the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mexico in 1997. This led to the study of Zen, Native Indian Medicine, Alchemy, Gnosticism and comparative religions and spirituality. This study led to the Power of Then.
He had a death experience in 2005 that led him to change his research and writing focus to present his new insight, that of dealing with reality and the self in a complete different way and became Falling For Truth.
Currently he has been researching historical topics such as the Cathars and Knights Templar, to World Expositions of the 1800's looking for clues to help explain the nature of standard reality, and how and why this may have shifted over time.
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September 8, 2021
I rarely write reviews. But when I do, they're very long-winded: I'm either annoyed at a book sucking, or my mind has just been blown. This book did not disappoint. One of the strangest, most interesting, mind blowing historical books I've read. Everyone has heard of the World Fairs, but seem to know little more about them, myself included. This book gives a good amount of detail, but is also a jumping off point to a nearly endless rabbit hole of strangeness.
To be clear, I'm not sure I buy into the main thesis; the idea that the structures were already there as part of an ancient civilization. It is a wild theory to think about, and even as a skeptic I can admit there isn't a ton of evidence that disproves it. I know that sounds impossible, I mean, it was only around 150 years ago! But reading how nearly all of them (at the time, the largest and most intricate buildings on earth) were either blown up with dynamite, or burned down in an accidental fire... All around the time photography was being invented... It starts to sound stranger and stranger, and requires more coincidence.
But with the conspiracy hat off, some of the official stories are nearly as strange. For example, the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition hall was THE LARGEST BUILDING ON EARTH when it was built. It was used for the Expo, for 6 months. Less than a month after the Exposition, it was sold. 5 years later it was demolished for scrap. Um, what? The largest building in the world built, sold, and demolished within 5 years? Another massive one, the world's largest Iron statue, and still the tallest statue of any kind in the US. was simply submitted to the St. Louis fair by the town of Birmingham, AL (no biggie!).
Those scratch the surface, but aren't even the strangest thing about the fairs. And even then, fair topic is just scratching the surface of inexplicable events in this time period. Also covered are the 19th century explosion of massive insane asylums being built, the "orphan trains" which I had never heard of (stories of the asylums and trains will blow your mind again), and some weirdness surrounding the destruction of the Civil War too.
It all sounds way too strange to have any basis in reality. But most of this book is presenting nothing more than the facts of what we know about the Expositions. And that is plenty interesting and strange enough to make you think about how little we know about very recent history.
Just more weird things:
- All, or nearly all expos lost large amounts of money. Why did they keep doing them for 100 years?
- Many were in ridiculous locations. There was barely anyone in Australia, Jamaica, South Africa at the time. They're building massive complexes for hundreds of thousands of visitors?
- The list of modern every day inventions that came directly from the expos, from ketchup to calculators, to the Eiffel Tower, is MASSIVE.
- Hundreds of expos occurred. Most of them have zero information available beyond a name on a list indicating it happened. You build Disney World on steroids in a year, with massive pantheons, towers, and fountains; use it a couple months, document nothing, tear it down, and forget anything ever happened.
- The Cineorama, in Paris 1900. Keep in mind, motion pictures in general were brand new at this fair, and they somehow created a 360 degree augmented reality balloon ride for hundreds of people, with 9 synchronized projectors. I mean LOOK AT THIS THING. The scale is unbelievable, bigger than any exhibit Disney has pulled off. For a temporary fair 121 years ago.
Alright, I have to stop adding things to this, or it will be longer than the book itself. I got sidetracked by many oddities. But the major "WTF" is the absolute massive scale of the buildings (which they destroyed), and also the themes of all of these Expos, which was often deep seated racism along with progress, invention, conquest, and world peace. It's not a conspiracy to state that they were used to deliberately try and steer humanity in a certain direction.
TL;DR read this book it will change how you look at world history since the Civil War.
To be clear, I'm not sure I buy into the main thesis; the idea that the structures were already there as part of an ancient civilization. It is a wild theory to think about, and even as a skeptic I can admit there isn't a ton of evidence that disproves it. I know that sounds impossible, I mean, it was only around 150 years ago! But reading how nearly all of them (at the time, the largest and most intricate buildings on earth) were either blown up with dynamite, or burned down in an accidental fire... All around the time photography was being invented... It starts to sound stranger and stranger, and requires more coincidence.
But with the conspiracy hat off, some of the official stories are nearly as strange. For example, the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition hall was THE LARGEST BUILDING ON EARTH when it was built. It was used for the Expo, for 6 months. Less than a month after the Exposition, it was sold. 5 years later it was demolished for scrap. Um, what? The largest building in the world built, sold, and demolished within 5 years? Another massive one, the world's largest Iron statue, and still the tallest statue of any kind in the US. was simply submitted to the St. Louis fair by the town of Birmingham, AL (no biggie!).
Those scratch the surface, but aren't even the strangest thing about the fairs. And even then, fair topic is just scratching the surface of inexplicable events in this time period. Also covered are the 19th century explosion of massive insane asylums being built, the "orphan trains" which I had never heard of (stories of the asylums and trains will blow your mind again), and some weirdness surrounding the destruction of the Civil War too.
It all sounds way too strange to have any basis in reality. But most of this book is presenting nothing more than the facts of what we know about the Expositions. And that is plenty interesting and strange enough to make you think about how little we know about very recent history.
Just more weird things:
- All, or nearly all expos lost large amounts of money. Why did they keep doing them for 100 years?
- Many were in ridiculous locations. There was barely anyone in Australia, Jamaica, South Africa at the time. They're building massive complexes for hundreds of thousands of visitors?
- The list of modern every day inventions that came directly from the expos, from ketchup to calculators, to the Eiffel Tower, is MASSIVE.
- Hundreds of expos occurred. Most of them have zero information available beyond a name on a list indicating it happened. You build Disney World on steroids in a year, with massive pantheons, towers, and fountains; use it a couple months, document nothing, tear it down, and forget anything ever happened.
- The Cineorama, in Paris 1900. Keep in mind, motion pictures in general were brand new at this fair, and they somehow created a 360 degree augmented reality balloon ride for hundreds of people, with 9 synchronized projectors. I mean LOOK AT THIS THING. The scale is unbelievable, bigger than any exhibit Disney has pulled off. For a temporary fair 121 years ago.
Alright, I have to stop adding things to this, or it will be longer than the book itself. I got sidetracked by many oddities. But the major "WTF" is the absolute massive scale of the buildings (which they destroyed), and also the themes of all of these Expos, which was often deep seated racism along with progress, invention, conquest, and world peace. It's not a conspiracy to state that they were used to deliberately try and steer humanity in a certain direction.
TL;DR read this book it will change how you look at world history since the Civil War.
April 3, 2024
Exposing The Expositions 1851-1915: Ancient Rome in America? by Howdie Mickoski (2019) is a very interesting book that raises questions concerning the Expositions (or World Fairs) in the United States from 1851 through 1915. Looking at mainly the expositions in Chicago (1893), St. Louis (1904) and San Francisco (1915), the book questions how the fairs could have been built so large given the lack of preparation time (two years or less) and skilled workers. The book also brings out the fact that each of these towns had devastating fires destroying the entire cities just a couple of years before the fairs opened (Chicago fire, St. Louis fire, San Francisco earthquake and fire). Many other head-scratching anomalies are brought out. The book also looks at the Taurtarian Empire, "mud floods" and the "hidden past" (the belief that 581 AD through 1583 AD did not happen). Yes, many interesting questions are raised...but no answers. That's OK, it was over-all a fun read. -One issue that needs to be corrected...there are many, many misspells and words left out (very unprofessional)....the book needs an edit and an update. I'd give a 2.5 but I'll bump it up to a 3.0 because of the interest factor....yeah...3.0 out 5.0...
June 25, 2022
Amazing book. I got the 2021 edition and there’s still a few typos but the content packs a punch. The author does a great job of asking the right questions. I wish the book was longer and focused more on the orphan trains. This should be required reading for anyone looking to open their mind and think outside the traditional narrative.
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History is the lie commonly agreed upon – Voltaire
History is the lie commonly agreed upon – Voltaire
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