Landscape in American guides and view books : visual history of touring and travel / Herbert Gottfried.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gottfried, Herbert, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--United States--History.

Tourism.

Landscapes--Social aspects--United States--History.

Landscapes.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (153 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Landscape in American Guides and View Books: Visual History of Touring and Travel is the first published study of American printed souvenirs and their relationship to the development of touring and immigration. Grounded in scenic thinking, captured in prints and photographic images, the books communicate social and cultural intentions in the landscape and provide commentary on American life.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter 01. The Guidebook and the View Book; Chapter 02. Pictorial and Scenic Thinking; Chapter 03. Collective Vision and Landscape Transformation; Chapter 04. Landscape Commentary; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-83452-9

0-7391-7609-9

OCLC:

850193804