Vacationland
William Philpott
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Description for Vacationland
Hardcover. Forces us to consider how profoundly tourism changed Colorado and America and to grapple with both the potential and the problems of our familiar ways of relating to environment, nature, and place Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 37 illus. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSG; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 830.
Winner of the Western Writers of America 2014 Spur Award for Best Western Nonfiction, Contemporary
Mention the Colorado high country today and vacation imagery springs immediately to mind: mountain scenery, camping, hiking, skiing, and world-renowned resorts like Aspen and Vail. But not so long ago, the high country was isolated and little visited. Vacationland tells the story of the region's dramatic transformation in the decades after World War II, when a loose coalition of tourist boosters fashioned alluring images of nature in the high country and a multitude of local, state, and federal actors built the infrastructure for high-volume ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Series
Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295992730
SKU
V9780295992730
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-17
About William Philpott
William Philpott teaches history at the University of Denver.
Reviews for Vacationland
"The author utilizes a bevy of archival and public documents. Photographs, maps, charts, and a substantial bibliography support the book. Recommended."
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"William Philpott’s Vacationland: Tourism and Environment in the Colorado High Country is the best book yet published on an array of critical topics in Colorado history. . . . What’s more, Vacationland is far and away ... Read more
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"William Philpott’s Vacationland: Tourism and Environment in the Colorado High Country is the best book yet published on an array of critical topics in Colorado history. . . . What’s more, Vacationland is far and away ... Read more