The first comprehensive study of how this remarkable publication reinforced and promoted the way Americans viewed progress, nature, and their own country in the years following the Civil War.
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The first comprehensive study of how this remarkable publication reinforced and promoted the way Americans viewed progress, nature, and their own country in the years following the Civil War.
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Add this copy of Craeting Picturesque America: Monument to the Natural to cart. $25.00, very good condition, Sold by Kenneth Mallory, ABAA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Decatur, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by Vanderbilt University Press.
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Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xvii, 373pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by Rainey on the half title page.
Add this copy of Creating Picturesque America (Applewood Books) to cart. $39.84, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Applewood Books.
Add this copy of Creating Picturesque America Monument to the Natural to cart. $39.95, very good condition, Sold by Last Exit Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Charlottesville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Vanderbilt University Press.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, TN. 1994. Xvii, 373 pgs. Includes b&w illustrations from the original books. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Residue present to the endpapers. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This study analyzes the images and messages contained in the subscription book that celebrated the variety and potential of America's landscapes and cities in the decade after the Civil War, exploring how the book presented reassuring images and avoided disturbing social problems. It looks at Picturesque America 's images of women and minorities, and its portrayal of reconciliation between the South and the North and the incorporation of the West. EB; 6.75 X 1.25 X 9.75 inches; 383 pages.
Add this copy of Creating Picturesque America (Applewood Books) to cart. $70.72, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Applewood Books.
Add this copy of Creating Picturesque America: Monument to the Natural to cart. $81.47, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Vanderbilt University Press.
