Slow train to Switzerland : one tour, two trips, 150 years - and a world of change apart
Bewes, Diccon, 1967-2013
Book
Diccon Bewes embarks on a historical train ride following the route taken by Thomas Cook in the 19th century. Cook began his first ever tour in 1863 - the round trip would take 3 weeks and was a rail journey travelling from London to Lucerne. The success of this tour meant that Cook became a household name and gave rise to modern mass tourism. With the aid of a diary written by a female passenger documenting the trip day by day, Diccon Bewes follows the footsteps of these early tourists.
Main title:
Author:
Bewes, Diccon, 1967-, author
Imprint:
London : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2013.London : Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2013.
Collation:
xviii, 300 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781857886092 (hbk)
Dewey class:
914.9404914.940474
Language:
English
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BRN:
1197106