Sacred Places: American Tourist Attractions in the Nineteenth Century Johanna Titus Set in 14th-century Norway

Set in 14th-century Norway

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

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Sacred Places: American Tourist Attractions in the Nineteenth Century Johanna Titus Set in 14th-century NorwayTourism 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,