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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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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.

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