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aesthetics of the sublime and picturesque
American exceptionalism in landscape
art exhibitions of scenery
art shaping public taste
Author_John F. Sears
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commercialization of scenic sites
conservation debates in the 1800s
cultural meaning of scenery
cultural nationalism through nature
development of scenic resorts
disaster sites as destinations
early American sightseeing
environmental appreciation history
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fiction inspired by real locations
heritage tourism origins
historic roots of vacation culture
Hudson River School imagery
iconic waterfalls and cave systems
illustrated guidebooks and travel magazines
industrial towns turned attractions
landscape painting and national identity
literary travel writing
memorial parks and garden cemeteries
middle-class vacation practices
mobility revolution of canals and steam travel
mountain vistas and frontier imagery
national landscape mythology
nineteenth-century travel culture
pilgrimage to natural wonders
print culture and destination marketing
proto-national parks movement
public memory in physical places
railroad excursions and pleasure trips
romanticism and nature worship
scenic imagination in the United States
shaping collective visual memory
souvenir culture and consumerism
spectacle versus reverence
tension between preservation and profit
tourism and moral uplift
tourism and religious feeling
transportation routes and leisure travel
travel diaries and personal narratives
visual culture of exploration
wilderness as spiritual experience
Product details
- ISBN 9781558491625
- Weight: 450g
- Dimensions: 151 x 233mm
- Publication Date: 08 Jan 1999
- Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Originally promoted by the educated and elite and by leading writers and painters, tourism has since become a democratic mass movement. This is a study of 19th-century tourism and its role in shaping American culture. The book gives an analysis of the contribution of certain tourist spots to America's cultural awareness.
John P. Sears is executive director of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, New York.
