"Richard D. Starnes has written a path-breaking study of tourism in the South, specifically of western North Carolina.... He carefully considers social, economic, political, and cultural factors in the development of tourism in and around Asheville. He also does an excellent job of investigating the ethnic, racial, gender, religious, and class aspects of the subject. It is refreshing to read a book that includes Cherokees, African Americans, and women." - Suzanne Marshall, author of Lord, We're Just Trying to Save Your ...
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"Richard D. Starnes has written a path-breaking study of tourism in the South, specifically of western North Carolina.... He carefully considers social, economic, political, and cultural factors in the development of tourism in and around Asheville. He also does an excellent job of investigating the ethnic, racial, gender, religious, and class aspects of the subject. It is refreshing to read a book that includes Cherokees, African Americans, and women." - Suzanne Marshall, author of Lord, We're Just Trying to Save Your Water: Environmental Activism and Dissent in the Appalachian South"
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