Resort Hotels of the Adirondacks: The Architecture of a Summer Paradise, 1850-1950

An architectural study of the large Adirondack hotels that focuses on the cultural history of travel and tourism.

About the author

BRYANT F. TOLLES, JR., is the Director of the Museum Studies Program and Professor of History and Art History at the University of Delaware. He has written and edited many books, including Summer Cottages in the White Mountains: The Architecture of Leisure and Recreation, 1870 to 1930 (UPNE, 2000), The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains: A Vanishing Architectural Legacy (1998), and New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide (UPNE, 1979). He resides in Wilmington, Delaware, and Center Sandwich, New Hampshire.

Summary

An architectural study of the large Adirondack hotels that focuses on the cultural history of travel and tourism.

Product details

• Authors: Bryant F. Tolles, Bryant Franklin Tolles
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Behalf of University of Mass
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.06.2003
• EAN: 9781584650966
• ISBN: 978-1-58465-096-6
• No. of pages: 253
• Dimensions: 224 mm x 287 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 1574 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics