Manifest Destinations

Manifest Destinations
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 313
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ISBN-10 : 9780806147321
ISBN-13 : 0806147326
Rating : 4/5 (326 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Manifest Destinations by : J. Philip Gruen

Download or read book Manifest Destinations written by J. Philip Gruen and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Manifest Destinations, J. Philip Gruen examines the ways in which tourists experienced Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco between 1869 and 1893, a period of rapid urbanization and accelerated modernity. Gruen pays particular attention to the contrast between the way these cities were promoted and the way visitors actually experienced them.


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