Sacred Places: American Tourist Attractions in the Nineteenth Century

Sacred Places: American Tourist Attractions in the Nineteenth Century
ISBN-10
1558491627
ISBN-13
9781558491625
Series
Sacred Places
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
243
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Univ of Massachusetts Press
Author
John F. Sears

Description

Examines how tourism satisfied cultural needs during the nineteenth century, argues that natural wonders were treated like religious shrines, and describes the commercial exploitation of these attractions

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