The Lure of the North Woods
Author | : Aaron Shapiro |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 0816677921 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780816677924 |
Rating | : 4/5 (924 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Lure of the North Woods written by Aaron Shapiro and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the story of how northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula became a tourist paradise, turning a scarred industrial countryside into the playground we know today. Aaron Shapiro describes how residents and visitors reshaped the region from a landscape of exploitation to a vacationland and reveals how leisure--and tourism in particular--has shaped modern America.