Sacred places : American tourist attractions in the nineteenth century /

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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Main Author: Sears, John F., 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-238) and index. 
505 0 |a 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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