Sweet Clover a Romance of the White City

""Sweet Clover: A Romance of the White City"" by Clara Louise Burnham is a historical romance novel set in the late 19th century during the Chicago World's Fair, also known as the White City. The main character, Clover, is a young woman from a small town who travels to Chicago to work as a seamstress for the fair. There, she meets and falls in love with a wealthy architect named Phil, who is working on the construction of the fair's iconic buildings. However, their relationship is complicated by their different social classes and the disapproval of Phil's family. As Clover navigates the challenges of her new life in the city and her relationship with Phil, she also becomes involved in the fair's various attractions and events, including a mysterious and dangerous sideshow. Through Clover's eyes, the reader experiences the excitement and wonder of the White City, as well as the darker underbelly of the fair and the city itself. ""Sweet Clover"" is a captivating and poignant love story that also offers a vivid portrayal of a significant moment in American history.1894. Burnham is the author of many works of fiction. The Opened Shutters is among one of her most successful novels that espouse the teachings of Christian Science. Interestingly, Sweet Clover is one of many books inspired by the World�������s Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 (The Emerald City of Oz was inspired by Baum�������s visit to the White City). The novel features teenaged Clover Bryant, who, with an invalid mother, two younger sisters, and a brother to support, decides on a marriage of convenience to the elderly and rich Mr. Van Tassel. Mr. Van Tassel's son Jack, who loves Clover himself, departs for Europe, returning only after his father's death. These events enable the author to write what is considered to be one of the most accurate and complete accounts of the Columbian Exposition ever written in novel form. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.