Sacred Places: American Tourist Attractions in the Nineteenth Century Johanna Titus Linguistic richness: The bilingual presentation

Linguistic richness: The bilingual presentation lets you appreciate the layered beauty and nuance of the original Japanese alongside carefully rendered English translations

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Book Condition: GoodFormat:  Hardcover Year:  1920Publisher: Yale University PressAdditional Condition Info: Please refer to pictures for overall condition

Sacred Places: American Tourist Attractions in the Nineteenth Century Johanna Titus Linguistic richness: The bilingual presentationTourism emerged as an important cultural activity in the United States in the 1820s as steamboats and canals allowed for greater mobility and the nation's writers and artists focused their attention on American scenery. From the 1820s until well after the Civil War, American artists, like Thomas Cole and Frederic Church, depicted American tourist attractions in their work, and often made their reputations on those paintings. Writers like Irving,