How did E.L. Doctorow decide to weave historical events into the personal stories?
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World's Fair

World's Fair
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How did E.L. Doctorow decide to weave historical events into the personal stories?
Did anyone else feel a sense of nostalgia mixed with unease while reading about the fair?
What do you think led to the decision to set the story around the 1939 New York World's Fair?