The Victorian and Edwardian Tourist by John Hannavy - 9780747811534

Name: The Victorian and Edwardian Tourist by John Hannavy - 9780747811534
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Victorian and Edwardian TouristAuthor(s): John Hannavy\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Shire Publications\nISBN-13: 9780747811534, 978-0747811534\nSynopsis\nA concise illustrated history of the origin and rise of tourism in the 19th and early 20th centuries.\n\nThe word 'tourist', and the modern tourism industry itself, was a product of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Thomas Cook, the founding father of the industry, was instrumental in opening up the world to sightseers, inventing and popularising the package tour along the way; and as transport became easier and prices fell the activity became available for more and more people. \n\nPhotographers were quick to capitalise on the phenomenon, making available a rich assortment of visual mementoes at every stop along the way, and as photography developed they were largely displaced by the amateur photographer and picture postcard. \n\nThrough a rich collection of Victorian and Ed.