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Informationen zum Autor Richard A. Van Orman was Professor of History at Purdue University. He was the author of The Explorers: Nineteenth-Century Expeditions in Africa and the American West . Klappentext Need a room for the night in the Old West? No problem. Hotels had sprung up everywhere, from forgotten cow towns to the bustling city of San Francisco. The farther from the railroad, the more horrifying the accommodations--your only option was likely a roach-infested hotel, barely held together by boards covered with cloth and paper. But that wasn't always the case. Nestled in the Rockies in Georgetown, Colorado, for instance, stood the Hotel de Paris, founded by a French deserter and boasting an excellent wine cellar, exquisite cuisine, and outstanding library. Hotels of the Old West reveals the fascinating story of the hotels and hospitality houses--the grand, the deplorable, and the just plain dependable--that flourished and failed in the nineteenth century. Historian Richard A. Van Orman draws on records, autobiographies, letters, and journals to offer a compelling look at the early hotels, their food and living conditions, the people who ran and worked in them, and those who just stayed for a night. Zusammenfassung 1. This is a re-release of an IUP classic. 2. This is the only full length history of motels in the Wild West. 3. It's readable, with plenty of grimly amusing/horrific tales concerning the fleabag hotels but also exudes a sense of wonder for the grand resorts and palatial hotels. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Hospitality of the Old West 2. Early Western Hotels 3. Mining Camp and Cow Town Hotels 4. Shacks and Palaces 5. Resort Hotels 6. Hotelmen and Employees 7. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner 8. Hotel Life 9. The Last Phase Notes Index
