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9780520227460

Doing the Town

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520227460

  • ISBN10:

    0520227468

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2001-08-01
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Summary

A history of the transformation of American cities from a reputation as ugly, dangerous places--unlike European capitals--into the destination of Victorian tourists looking for sophistication, elegance, and cultural edification.

Author Biography

Catherine Cocks is an independent scholar who received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1(8)
Strangers and Visitors; Or, The Impossibility of Tourism in American Cities, 1830s-1870s
9(32)
``Leisure Is the Parent of Mischief''
12(13)
``Localities and Objects of Interest''
25(16)
Refining Travel: Railroads and Extra-Fare Cars, 1850-1915
41(29)
``Vexations and Annoyances''
43(9)
Democratic Luxury
52(18)
At Home in the City: First-Class Urban Hotels, 1850-1915
70(36)
``The Tangible Republic''
72(16)
Masters and Servants
88(18)
``Why Not Visit Chicago'': Tour Companies and City Business Organizations, 1870-1915
106(37)
``The Raw and the Cook'd''
109(16)
Selling the City
125(18)
``An Individuality All Its Own'': Tourist City and Tourist Citizens, 1876-1915
143(31)
Urban Personality and the Tourist
145(11)
Creating Urban Landscapes
156(18)
``The Noble Spectacle'': Historical Walking Tours and Ethnic Slumming, 1890s-1915
174(30)
``A Sweet and Stately Epic''
176(10)
``A Panopticon of Peep Shows''
186(18)
Conclusion: A Nice Place to Visit 204(7)
Notes 211(60)
Bibliographic Essay 271(10)
Index 281

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