| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
263 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-259) and index. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The Precursors: Rosebrooks, Crawfords, Fabyans and the Early Highway Hotels -- Ch. 2. Railroad Development and the Pre-Civil War Hotels -- Ch. 3. The Prosperity of the 1860s and Hotel Expansion -- Ch. 4. The Grand Resort Hotel Concept Is Securely Rooted: The Seventies -- Ch. 5. The Maturation of the Building Type: From the Eighties to World War I -- Ch. 6. The Hotel That Blew Down: The Metallak, the Surviving Record, and the Symbol -- Ch. 7. The Full Evolution of the Building Type: The Second Glen House, the New Profile House, and the Mountain View House -- Ch. 8. Paragons of Style and Elegance: The Mount Washington Hotel at Bretton Woods and The Balsams at Dixville Notch -- App. A. A List of Pre-1930 White Mountain Hotels Accommodating Fifty or More Guests -- App. B. Lists of Known Pre-1900 Paintings, Printed Views, and Illustrated Maps Depicting White Mountain Hotels. |
| Subject |
Hotels -- White Mountains (N.H. and Me.) -- History.
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Resort architecture -- White Mountains (N.H. and Me.) -- History.
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| ISBN |
1567920268: $50.00 |
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9781567920260 |
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