The Making of American Resorts

The Making of American Resorts
Author: Theodore Corbett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2001
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780813528410

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This study focuses upon the rise and demise of the American resorts of Ballston Spa and Caldwell on Lake George, and Saratoga Springs. The author argues that resorts such as these created and recreated themselves to keep pace with changing times.


The Making of American Resorts
Language: en
Pages: 316
Authors: Theodore Corbett
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business

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What factors create a successful resort? How did the rise of lavish hotels and spas reflect the changing values of American society as the nineteenth century pr
American Resorts
Language: en
Pages: 298
Authors: Bushrod Washington James
Categories: America
Type: BOOK - Published: 1889 - Publisher:

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Our American Resorts
Language: en
Pages: 135
Authors: Louis M. Babcock
Categories: Summer resorts
Type: BOOK - Published: 1884 - Publisher:

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First Resorts
Language: en
Pages: 396
Authors: Jon Sterngass
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-11-20 - Publisher: JHU Press

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As the century progressed, however, Saratoga remained much the same, while Newport turned to private (and lavish) "cottages" and Coney Island shifted its focus
Appleton's Illustrated Hand-book of American Summer Resorts
Language: en
Pages: 204
Authors:
Categories: Canada
Type: BOOK - Published: 1880 - Publisher:

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