Selling the Sights: The Invention of the Tourist in American Culture

by Will B. Mackintosh

Book Overview

A fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism

In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation industry, Americans began to journey away from home simply for the sake of traveling, giving rise to a new cultural phenomenon --the tourist.

In Selling the Sights, Will B. Mackintosh describes the origins and cultural significance of this new type of traveler and the moment in time when the emerging...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479889377
• ISBN13: 9781479889372
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.0"