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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

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My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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    The Return

    Victoria Hislop

Devil's Bargains: Tourism in the Twentieth-Century American West (Development of Western Resources)

by Hal Rothman

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Rothman's study traces the history of Western tourism from the late 19th century to the present, exploring in comprehensive and eminently readable detail the ways in which the tourist industry has shaped communities. Photos.

Synopsis:

Rothman's study traces the history of Western tourism from the late 19th century to the present, exploring in comprehensive and eminently readable detail the ways in which the tourist industry has shaped communities. Photos.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780700610563
Subtitle:
Tourism in the Twentieth-Century American West
Author:
Rothman, Hal K.
Author:
Rothman, Hal K.
Publisher:
University Press of Kansas
Subject:
General
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
History
Subject:
Industries
Subject:
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Subject:
West (u.s.)
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
United States - West - General
Subject:
Tourism
Subject:
Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Development of Western Resources (Paperback)
Publication Date:
October 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
434
Dimensions:
904x605x90 131
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