MANIFEST DESTINATIONS by J. Philip Gruen ( 9780806144887 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

MANIFEST DESTINATIONS
CITIES AND TOURISTS IN THE NINETEENTH-CENTURY AMERICAN WEST

By:

J. Philip Gruen

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0806144882

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9780806144887

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Publisher:

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS

Pub. date:

30 September, 2014

Pages:

312

Description:

Examines the ways in which tourists experienced Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco between 1869 and 1893, a period of rapid urbanization and accelerated modernity. J. Philip Gruen pays particular attention to the contrast between the way these cities were promoted and the way visitors actually experienced them.

Illustrations:

16 black & white illustrations, 1 map

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