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With a smooth, easy narrative style, Gordon weaves together fresh interpretive readings and solid archival work to create a stimulating study certain to attract an audience far broader than the usual circle of specialists, while still contributing substantially to the fields of public history and memory studies."" —Michael Frisch, author of A Shared Authority: Essays on the Craft and Meaning of Oral and Public History ""Gordon draws on an extensive archive, both visual and textual, and effectively teases out the implications of the materials. An important contribution to studies of visual culture, tourism, and photography in the United States, and to American studies more broadly."" —Alison Landsberg, author of Prosthetic Memory: The Transformation of American Remembrance in the Age of Mass Culture

Gordon leads the reader on a fascinating journey into an often overlooked aspect of American life during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, illuminating how the personal camera cemented together certain aspects of individual and community identity . . . For those studying American material culture, this work will be of considerable value.--CHOICE With a smooth, easy narrative style, Gordon weaves together fresh interpretive readings and solid archival work to create a stimulating study certain to attract an audience far broader than the usual circle of specialists, while still contributing substantially to the fields of public history and memory studies.--Michael Frisch, author of A Shared Authority: Essays on the Craft and Meaning of Oral and Public History Gordon draws on an extensive archive, both visual and textual, and effectively teases out the implications of the materials. An important contribution to studies of visual culture, tourism, and photography in the United States, and to American studies more broadly.--Alison Landsberg, author of Prosthetic Memory: The Transformation of American Remembrance in the Age of Mass Culture

With a smooth, easy narrative style, Gordon weaves together fresh interpretive readings and solid archival work to create a stimulating study certain to attract an audience far broader than the usual circle of specialists, while still contributing substantially to the fields of public history and memory studies. -Michael Frisch, author of A Shared Authority: Essays on the Craft and Meaning of Oral and Public History Gordon draws on an extensive archive, both visual and textual, and effectively teases out the implications of the materials. An important contribution to studies of visual culture, tourism, and photography in the United States, and to American studies more broadly. -Alison Landsberg, author of Prosthetic Memory: The Transformation of American Remembrance in the Age of Mass Culture

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Tammy S. Gordon is professor of history at North Carolina State University and author of The Spirit of 1976: Commerce, Community, and the Politics of Commemoration.

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