Leisure, travel and mass culture : the history of tourism. [Material from Thomas Cook Archives], 1845-1974 1850-1970.

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The collection provides a unique opportunity to discover the history of the world's oldest travel agency and to research how this unique organisation shaped the development of tourism history. Brochures, guidebooks, passenger lists, handbills, posters, handwritten travel journals, ephemera, film and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Language:English
Published: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2016.
Subjects:
Thomas Cook (Firm) > History > Sources.
Tourism > History > Sources.
Genre:
Sources.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Adam Matthew Digital)
Physical Description:online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
Format: Electronic eBook
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Summary:
The collection provides a unique opportunity to discover the history of the world's oldest travel agency and to research how this unique organisation shaped the development of tourism history. Brochures, guidebooks, passenger lists, handbills, posters, handwritten travel journals, ephemera, film and periodicals focus on British and European tours, destinations in the Middle East (including Egypt and Palestine) and worldwide travel.
Note:MTTCA
Call Number:G154
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 20, 2017).