The first comprehensive study of how this remarkable publication reinforced and promoted the way Americans viewed progress, nature, and their own country in the years following the Civil War.
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The first comprehensive study of how this remarkable publication reinforced and promoted the way Americans viewed progress, nature, and their own country in the years following the Civil War.
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Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. xvii, 373pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by Rainey on the half title page.
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As New in New jacket. Book. Inscribed by Author(s) 1st. Edition, 1st. Printing 1995, Green cloth hardcover in the dust jacket, 383 page book with many black & white full page illustrations. Inscribed by the author. Condition: As New, with ex-owners note tipped to the back FF. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall.
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Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Vanderbilt University Press, Nashville, TN. 1994. Xvii, 373 pgs. Includes b&w illustrations from the original books. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. Residue present to the endpapers. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This study analyzes the images and messages contained in the subscription book that celebrated the variety and potential of America's landscapes and cities in the decade after the Civil War, exploring how the book presented reassuring images and avoided disturbing social problems. It looks at Picturesque America 's images of women and minorities, and its portrayal of reconciliation between the South and the North and the incorporation of the West. EB; 6.75 X 1.25 X 9.75 inches; 383 pages.