Erie Railway Tourist, 1854–1886 - Transporting Visual Culture

This book explores the Erie Railway's contributions to nineteenth-century visual culture by promoting scenic thinking in which closely viewed scenes and deep prospects became the basis for engaging landscapes and their representations. Erie guides became commentary on landscape, with images and texts as annotations on the production of culture.

List of contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
One History of the Erie Railway
Two The Historical Basis of Erie Railway Guide Imagery
Three The Cottage and Suburban Development
Four Landscape Commentary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

Herbert Gottfried is professor emeritus at Cornell University.

Summary

This book explores the Erie Railway's contributions to nineteenth-century visual culture by promoting scenic thinking in which closely viewed scenes and deep prospects became the basis for engaging landscapes and their representations. Erie guides became commentary on landscape, with images and texts as annotations on the production of culture.

Product details

• Authors: Herbert Gottfried
• Publisher: Lehigh University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781611462708
• ISBN: 978-1-61146-270-8
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 240 mm x 161 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Series: Studies in Text & Print Cultur; Studies in Text & Print Culture; Studies in Text & Print Culture; Studies in Text & Print Cultur
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Humanities, art, music > Art; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Kunst, allgemein, Züge und Eisenbahnen: Sachbuch, ART / General, History - U.S., TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century