Southern journeys : tourism, history, and culture in the modern south /
The first collection of its kind to examine tourism as a complicated and vital force in southern history, culture, and economics. Anyone who has seen Rock City, wandered the grounds of Graceland, hiked in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or watched the mermaids swim at Weeki Wachee knows the sou...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa :
University of Alabama Press,
©2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The first collection of its kind to examine tourism as a complicated and vital force in southern history, culture, and economics. Anyone who has seen Rock City, wandered the grounds of Graceland, hiked in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or watched the mermaids swim at Weeki Wachee knows the southern United States offers visitors a rich variety of scenic, cultural, and leisure activities. Tourism has been, and is still, one of the most powerful economic forces in the modern South. It is a multibillion-dollar industry that creates jobs and generates revenue while drawing visitors from aroun. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (310 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780817382315 0817382313 0817312978 9780817312978 |