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Americans Discover Vacation: Book Reviews
Books reviews of sources for history of vacations in America. Continue reading
Posted in Americans Discover Vacation, Book reviews, History, Travel
Tagged 19th century, books, history, nationalism, road trips, tourism, tourists, travel, vacation
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Americans Discover Vacation: Women on the Loose
When a gas station attendant advised Katherine Hulme not to try to cross the Big Horns, she blew him a kiss and drove on. Continue reading
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Tagged history, resorts, tourism, travel, vacation, Victorian, Yellowstone
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Americans Discover Vacation: Overcoming Our Heritage
Since a good percentage of the American public with some disposable income in the 19th century was pretty Waspy, the whole idea of vacation took hold rather slowly here. Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, history, national parks, Ocean Grove, protestant ethic, resorts, tourism, travel, vacation, Yellowstone
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