See America: The Politics and Administration of Federal Tourism Promotion, 1937-1973

by Mordecai Lee

Book Overview

Created in 1937 by Interior Secretary Harold Ickes and given formal status by Congress in 1940, the US Travel Bureau played a seminal role by setting the precedent for federal involvement in tourism. Business, otherwise hostile to FDR's New Deal, enthusiastically supported its work and Roosevelt, who significantly expanded the National Park system, saw increased tourism as a means to increase attendance, bolster economic activity, and counteract the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438478097
• ISBN13: 9781438478098
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"