Doing the Town: The Rise of Urban Tourism in the United States, 1850-1915
- ISBN-10
- 0520227468
- ISBN-13
- 9780520227460
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 287
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-09-19
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Catherine Cocks
Description
This fascinating cultural history, studded with vivid details bringing the experience of Victorian-era travel alive, explores the beginnings of urban tourism, and sets the phenomenon within a larger cultural transformation that encompassed fundamental changes in urban life and national identity.".
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