Historical Archeology of Tourism in Yellowstone National Park

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Corbin, Annalies (Editor), Russell, Matthew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Series: When the Land Meets the Sea, An ACUA and SHA Series,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Cultural heritage.; Tourism.; Management.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Tourism Management.; Cultural Heritage.

Tourism represents the largest movement of human populations outside of wartime, making it a powerful force for cultural contact and change. The contributors to this comprehensive volume apply an archaeological study of tourism to their investigation of Yellowstone National Park - one of the largest...

Table of Contents:

• A Model of Tourism as Context for Historical Sites: An Example of Historical Archeology at Yellowstone National Park
• Maritime Archeology of Tourism in Yellowstone National Park
• The Marshall/Firehole Hotel: Archeology in a Thermal River Environment.