[PW] George Washington Gale Ferris

[Holly Campbell-Polivka]

Susan,

Have you read Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson? It is all about the 
World's Fair, and although Ferris is not one of the main people Larson talks 
about, I do seem to remember him saying that Ferris was inexperienced and 
trying to make a name for himself. Maybe there just isn't much out there 
about his earlier career before the Ferris wheel.

Holly Campbell-Polivka
On-Call Librarian
Tigard, Oregon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan" <classact at lightpower.net>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 10:38 AM
Subject: [PW] George Washington Gale Ferris


> Hello to all from sunny Kentucky,
>
> First, thanks to all for the information you sent about Wolf Creek. A 
> couple
> of the thank you posts that I sent bounced back (now, why would they do
> that?), so I'll use this venue to thank those whom I missed.
>
> My next question is about finding a biography of George Washington Gale
> Ferris--he of Ferris Wheel fame. The last time (early 90s) that I tried to
> find a biography of him...well, none existed. I've found a biographical 
> link
> at http://www.ferristree.com/george_washington_gale_ferris.htm, but 
> nothing
> more. I'm not interested in his time as the Ferris Wheel inventor, but
> rather as his earlier career as an engineer.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks again to all.
>
> Susie Thurman
>
>
>
>
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