Mirza Mohammad Ali Mo'in ol-Saltaneh's Account Of The Chicago World's Fair

I was intrigued by this aside in the Wikipedia entry for the World's Columbian Exhibition, known to most as The Chicago World's Fair: "There is a very detailed and vivid description of all facets of this fair by the Persian traveler Mirza Mohammad Ali Mo'in ol-Saltaneh written in Persian."

As far I've been able to learn, this hasn't been translated to English. It would be a real gift if someone were to commission a translation and publish a fine press edition. Is Griffin busy?

>1 Shotcaller: Is Griffin busy?

Not a binary question, but a matter of degrees. 😊

>2 Shadekeep: His scholarly credentials are immaterial! ;)

Gave the translation my best shot, but my Persian is clearly rusty:

"So here I am at the World's Columbian Exhibition, better know as the Chicago World Fair. It's a nice fair. However, I expect the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exhibition in Portland Oregon — scheduled for 12 years from now — will be superior. After all, Oregon is where fair cuisine masterpieces such as the corndog and the tater tot are going to be invented. I will go to the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exhibition in Portland Oregon, and bring them tahdig and fesenjan, and bring back corndogs and tater tots to Persia."

It's a great idea for a private press edition! Exactly the sort of "gap" that private presses excel at filling!

>3 Shotcaller: I've often been told that a bachelor of arts in the comparative study of the Ancient Near East is the "universal credential".

>4 grifgon: Ha! Maybe both could be done? A fictionalized account of the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exhibition by No Reply Press, an English translation of the Chicago's World Fair account by Consensus Press.

>5 grifgon: Oft said!