The Second Greatest Disappointment: Honeymooning and Tourism at Niagara Falls
- ISBN-10
- 1896357237
- ISBN-13
- 9781896357232
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 290
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Between the Lines
- Author
- Karen Dubinsky
Description
A lively and wide-ranging work on the history of the North American honeymoon, and, of necessity, the tourist industry at Niagara Falls. Dubinsky charts the growth of Niagara Falls as a tourist destination from the 1850s to the 1960s and explains how it acquired its reputation as the "Honeymoon Capital of the World." Ultimately, the author asks: Of all the ways to promote a waterfall, why honeymoons? Winner of the 2000 Albert B. Corey prize from the Canadian Historical Association and the American Historical Association for the best book in Canadian-American history.
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