On The Rim : Looking For The Grand Canyon /

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Why do nearly five million people travel to the Grand Canyon each year? Mark Neumann answers this question with a book as compelling as the panoramic vistas of the canyon. In On the Rim, he describes how the Grand Canyon became an internationally renowned tourist attraction and cultural icon, and de...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neumann, Mark
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 1999.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Toerisme.
Reizen.
Travel.
Tourism > Social aspects.
Tourism > Psychological aspects.
Landscapes > Social aspects.
Landscapes > Psychological aspects.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Adventure.
TRAVEL > Road Travel.
TRAVEL > Reference.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
Paysages > Arizona > Grand Canyon > Aspect psychologique.
Paysages > Aspect social > Arizona > Grand Canyon.
Tourism > Social aspects > Arizona > Grand Canyon.
Tourism > Arizona > Grand Canyon > Psychological aspects.
Landscapes > Arizona > Grand Canyon > Psychological aspects.
Landscapes > Social aspects > Arizona > Grand Canyon.
Arizona > Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Descriptions et voyages.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Description and travel.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Nostalgic Theater of the West; 2. A Cultural Abyss; 3. Framing the American Masterpiece; 4. Managing a View; 5. Fantasy Trails across Popular Terrain; 6. The Depths of Time; 7. Making and Breaking the Scene; Notes; Index.

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