Landscape in American guides and view books : visual history of touring and travel / / Herbert Gottfried
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| Autore: |
Gottfried Herbert <1940->
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| Titolo: |
Landscape in American guides and view books : visual history of touring and travel / / Herbert Gottfried
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (153 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 917.3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Tourism - United States - History |
| Landscapes - Social aspects - United States - History | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Landscape in American guides and view books |
| ISBN: | 1-283-83452-9 |
| 0-7391-7609-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808889003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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