Making Muskoka: tourism, rural identity, and sustainability, 1870-1920

"Muskoka. Now a premier destination for nature tourists and wealthy cottagers, the region underwent a profound transition at the turn of the twentieth century. "Making Muskoka" uncovers the connections between lived experience and identity in rural communities shaped by tourism at a t...

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1. Verfasser: Watson, Andrew K. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Vancouver ; Toronto University of British Columbia Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Nature, history, society series
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Zusammenfassung:"Muskoka. Now a premier destination for nature tourists and wealthy cottagers, the region underwent a profound transition at the turn of the twentieth century. "Making Muskoka" uncovers the connections between lived experience and identity in rural communities shaped by tourism at a time when sustainable opportunities for a sedentary life were few on the Canadian Shield. This rocky section of Ontario was transformed from an Indigenous homeland to a settler community and a part-time playground for tourists and cottagers. But what were the consequences for those who lived there year round?"--
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis Seite [214]-230. - Index
Beschreibung:xxvi, 245 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9780774867832
0774867833
9780774867849
0774867841

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