Entrée principale:

Sears, John F., 1941-

Titre et auteur:

Sacred places : American tourist attractions in the nineteenth century / John F. Sears.

Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.

Description:

ix, 243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-238) and index.
Introduction -- "Doing" Niagara Falls in the Nineteenth Century -- Mammoth Cave: Theater of the Cosmic -- Panoramas of American Civilization: The Connecticut and the Hudson -- The Making of an American Tourist Attraction: The Willey House in the White Mountains -- Prisons, Asylums, Cemeteries, Parks -- Scenery as Art: Yosemite and the Big Trees -- Yellowstone and "The Wild West" -- Tourism and the Industrial Age: Niagara Falls and Mauch Chunk -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
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Résumé:

This book explores the cultural needs that tourism fulfilled in 19th century America by examining the new nation's most important tourist attractions, such as Niagara Falls, Mount Auburn Cemetery, Mammoth Cave, and Yosemite.

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French equivalent / Équivalent français
Publisher description

ISBN:

0195053508 (alk. paper)
9780195053500 (alk. paper)

Sujet:

Tourism United States History 19th century.
Travelers United States 19th century.
Travelers United States History 19th century.
Tourisme États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Voyageurs États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Voyageurs États-Unis 19e siècle.
Tourism.
Travel.
Travelers.
Tourist trade United States History 19th century.
United States Description and travel.
États-Unis Descriptions et voyages.
United States.
United States Description & travel

Classification/genre:

History.

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Localisation: Bibliothèque main 58310
Cote: ID:90-B6656
Statut: Disponible