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2007rif. x-0415401127Routledge 2007. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 240 pages. 9.50x6.00x0.50 inches. Routledge hardcover
2011rif. x-0470598220John Wiley & Sons Inc 2011. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 608 pages. 9.29x6.46x1.47 inches. John Wiley & Sons Inc hardcover
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1996rif. 209981996. Collection of five books documenting LGBTQ travel culture during the 1990s when printed guidebooks and travel anthologies played an important role in helping gay and lesbian travelers identify welcoming businesses social spaces and destinations amid persistent discrimination and uneven legal protections. The archive reflects the cultural sphere of queer mobility and community formation through practical travel information personal essays and destination-based cultural commentary aimed specifically at LGBTQ readers. Published before online review platforms and digital travel forums became widespread these guides functioned as navigational tools for locating affirming hotels bars cafés bookstores and nightlife venues in unfamiliar cities while also fostering broader awareness of queer social geography. Together the books provide insight into LGBTQ tourism community networks and the commercialization of queer travel culture during the late twentieth century. Collection consists of five paperback volumes published between 1996 and 1998 including three travel guides and two literary anthologies. 1 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications 1996. First edition. 497 pages. Organized by city and region across approximately forty destinations in the United States the guide lists gay- and lesbian-friendly hotels inns restaurants bars cafés bookstores switchboards and community resources together with commentary on local culture from an LGBTQ perspective. The present copy contains notes in the table of contents associated with a planned trip. 2 Collins Andrew. Fodor's Gay Guide to South Florida with South Beach and Key West. New York: Fodor's Travel Publications 1997. First edition. 129 pages. Focused on South Florida during a period when Miami South Beach and Key West had become major centers of queer tourism and nightlife. Includes listings for LGBTQ-oriented businesses and travel destinations catering to gay and lesbian visitors. 3 Ferrari Guides' Gay Paris: The Definitive Guide to Gay and Lesbian Paris. Paris: Ferrari Guides 1997. First edition. 304 pages. English-language guidebook combining travel recommendations with historical and cultural commentary on Parisian LGBTQ life nightlife and community institutions. Former owner's name written on title page. 4 Bledsoe Lucy Jane editor. Lesbian Travels: A Literary Companion. San Francisco: Cleis Press 1998. First edition. Anthology of personal essays by lesbian writers addressing travel cultural encounter relationships and adventure across international settings. 5 Bledsoe Lucy Jane editor. Gay Travels: A Literary Companion. San Francisco: Cleis Press 1998. First edition. Companion anthology collecting essays by gay male writers focused on travel experiences romance intercultural exchange and queer identity abroad. Produced during a period when LGBTQ travelers frequently relied upon specialized print resources to avoid harassment and locate supportive public accommodations these books document an important phase in the development of queer tourism and commercial LGBTQ publishing. The guides emerged from broader community efforts to map safe and affirming spaces in cities and tourist destinations before the widespread availability of internet-based travel information. Their role within queer travel culture has often been compared to other minority travel guides intended to help marginalized communities navigate hostile environments. Minor handling wear throughout. Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA with creasing from use and manuscript trip-planning notes; Gay Paris with ownership inscription. Overall very good condition. Cohesive archive documenting LGBTQ travel networks queer publishing and community-oriented tourism culture at the close of the twentieth century. unknown
1910rif. 209951910. Photo album documenting the travels of a young woman and her companions through California Colorado and Texas during the 1910s and 1920s preserving visual evidence of female leisure travel outdoor recreation and tourism in the early twentieth-century American West. The album captures a period when increasing mobility expanding rail and automobile tourism and changing social expectations allowed middle-class women greater participation in recreational travel and outdoor activity. Particularly notable are photographs depicting women in trousers and climbing attire during excursions in Colorado including two images of the album's owner dressed in men's clothing reflecting evolving attitudes toward women's physical independence and informal dress within recreational settings. The photographs provide primary-source documentation of tourism culture women's social life regional landscapes and everyday travel experiences across the American West during the interwar period. Album containing 72 mounted black-and-white and sepia-toned silver gelatin photographs affixed to black album leaves. Photographs range in size from approximately 1 x 4.5 inches to 3.5 x 5.5 inches with most measuring about 2.5 x 4.5 inches. Early photographs depict the album owner and companions at Exposition Park in Los Angeles and along California beaches including scenes of young adults posing casually outdoors and a young man in a sailor's uniform among the group. Subsequent photographs document travel through Colorado featuring views of Garden of the Gods Pike's Peak mountain landscapes rock formations and hiking excursions. Several images show women climbing among rocky terrain while wearing trousers jackets and practical outdoor clothing associated with recreational mountaineering and travel. The Texas portion of the album includes photographs of Mission Espada in San Antonio and additional Spanish colonial architecture in southern Texas alongside informal portraits of travelers posed before mission buildings and landscaped grounds. Throughout the album the travelers appear in fashionable clothing characteristic of the 1920s including dresses hats coats and leisurewear. The final leaves contain images of puppies livestock and a contemporary automobile possibly documenting the owner's return home after her travels. Handwritten notes tucked into the rear of the album list rooms and furnishings associated with a house interior. The album documents the expansion of tourism culture and personal mobility in the American West during the early twentieth century when scenic travel destinations in California and Colorado became increasingly accessible to middle-class travelers through improved transportation infrastructure and growing interest in outdoor recreation. The inclusion of women participating in hiking and climbing activities while wearing unconventional attire for the period provides additional insight into changing gender norms associated with travel and leisure. String-bound in black cloth boards stamped "Photographs" in gilt on the front cover. Two photographs detached from leaves but present. Otherwise very good condition overall. Well-preserved photographic record of women's travel and recreation in the American West during the early twentieth century. unknown
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