On the rim : looking for the Grand Canyon

On the rim : looking for the Grand Canyon / Mark Neumann.

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: eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Landscapes > Social aspects > Arizona > Grand Canyon.
Landscapes > Arizona > Grand Canyon > Psychological aspects.
Tourism > Arizona > Grand Canyon > Psychological aspects.
Tourism > Social aspects > Arizona > Grand Canyon.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Reference.
TRAVEL > Road Travel.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Adventure.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Landscapes > Psychological aspects
Landscapes > Social aspects
Tourism > Psychological aspects
Tourism > Social aspects
Travel
Reizen.
Toerisme.
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) > Description and travel.
Arizona > Grand Canyon
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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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