Doing the Town the Rise of Urban Tourism in the United States, 1850-1915
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Univ of California Pr
- Publish date: 08/01/2001
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Strangers and Visitors; Or, The Impossibility of Tourism in American Cities, 1830s-1870s "Leisure Is the Parent of Mischief" "Localities and Objects of Interest" 2. Refining Travel: Railroads and Extra-Fare Cars, 1850-1915 "Vexations and Annoyances" Democratic Luxury 3. At Home in the City: First-Class Urban Hotels, 1850-1915 "The Tangible Republic" Masters and Servants 4. "Why Not Visit Chicago": Tour Companies and City Business Organizations, 1870-1915 "The Raw and the Cook'd" Selling the City 5. "An Individuality All Its Own": Tourist City and Tourist Citizens, 1876-1915 Urban Personality and the Tourist Creating Urban Landscapes 6. "The Noble Spectacle": Historical Walking Tours and Ethnic Slumming, 1890s-1915 "A Sweet and Stately Epic" "A Panopticon of Peep Shows" Conclusion: A Nice Place to Visit Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
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