Author:

Gruen, J. Philip 1969-  Search this

Physical description:

xxvi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

History

Place:

West (U.S.)

Date:

2014

19th century

1860-1890

Contents:

Introduction: Into the unknown -- Attraction: modernity and the metropolis -- Promotion: escape to the picturesque -- Confusion: wonder, turmoil, awe, and hell -- Civilization: architectural art, pretense, and process -- Cosmopolitanism: editing and revising culture

Topic:

Tourism--History  Search this

Travel writing--History  Search this

Cities and towns--History  Search this

Description and travel  Search this

History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1029312