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Manifest destinations : cities and tourists in the nineteenth-century American West /

"In Manifest Destinations, J. Philip Gruen 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. Gruen pays particular attention to the contrast between the way these ci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gruen, J. Philip, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2014]
Subjects:
West (U.S.) > Description and travel.
West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890.
Tourism > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Travel writing > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Cities and towns > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Cities and towns.
Tourism.
Travel.
Travel writing.
United States, West.
1800-1899
History.
Description
Summary:"In Manifest Destinations, J. Philip Gruen 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. Gruen pays particular attention to the contrast between the way these cities were promoted and the way visitors actually experienced them"--Jacket.
Physical Description:xxvi, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269) and index.
ISBN:9780806144887
0806144882