Souvenirs of the Old South : Northern Tourism and Southern Mythology.
Title:
Souvenirs of the Old South : Northern Tourism and Southern Mythology.
Author:
McIntyre, Rebecca Cawood.
ISBN:
9780813040691
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (229 pages)
Contents:
Table of Contents vii -- List of Illustrations ix -- Acknowledgments xi -- Introduction 1 -- I The South as American-1840-1860 9 -- 1 Saratoga! Fiddlesticks!Mineral Springs and Picturesque Scenery 11 -- II Reconstructing a Southern Landscape-1870-1890 37 -- 2 A Shadow of Romance: Nostalgia in the Mountain South 39 -- 3 Streamers of Funereal Moss: Gothicizing the Southern Swamps 68 -- III African Americans in the Tourist Landscape-1870-1920 97 -- 4 True Relics of the Old South: Slave Stereotypes and Tourism 99 -- IV Solidifying the Old South-1890-1920 135 -- 5 The Biloxi Fever: Leisure and Laziness in the Tourist Landscape 137 -- 6 The Flavor of Other Days: Aristocracy and Tourism 152 -- 7 Conclusion 167 -- Notes 171 -- Bibliography 191 -- Index 209.
Abstract:
Less than a decade after the conclusion of the Civil War, northern promoters began pushing images of a mythic South to boost tourism. By creating a hierarchical relationship based on region and race in which northerners were always superior, promoters saw tourist dollars begin flowing southward, but this cultural construction was damaging to southerners, particularly African Americans.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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