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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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The Picturesque Tourist: Being A Guide Through The Northern And Eastern States And Canada; Giving An Accurate Description Of Cities And Villages, Cele

The Picturesque Tourist: Being A Guide Through The Northern And Eastern States And Canada; Giving An Accurate Description Of Cities And Villages, Cele

L. Holley, O.

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General ReferenceTravel GeneralGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354504035
ISBN13: 9789354504037
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Travel north and look closer. Before railways shrank distances and postcards standardised views, O. L. Holley mapped the pleasures of movement with an exacting pen. The Picturesque Tourist is a classic travel guidebook and 19th century travelogue in one, a practical cities and villages guide, leading readers through the northern eastern United States and Canada with an accurate eye for cities, villages, and famed stopping points. Part itinerary, part portrait of place, it follows historic sightseeing routes to scenic resorts and landmarks, capturing the reputations that drew visitors long before mass tourism. For readers it is canada travel history and antebellum america travel on the page: a record of how towns presented themselves, what they prized, and how geography shaped decisions. Keep it as a local history reference, dip in for a single destination, or mine it for genealogy place-name research when family records hinge on an old spelling or a vanished boundary. Its orderly descriptions make this travel guidebook reprint especially satisfying to browse, offering context without the noise of later retellings. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure. A time capsule of routes and town names, it rewards anyone planning road trips, studying regional change, or longing for slower travel across borders and centuries. For casual armchair travellers and classic-literature collectors alike, it delivers a complete original edition feel: precise, evocative, and rooted in lived landscapes.

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