Eric Zuelow is Associate Professor of European History at the University of New England, USA, and has also taught classes on the history of tourism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, West Liberty State College, and the University of Guelph. He is the author of Making Ireland Irish: Tourism and National Identity since the Irish Civil War (Syracuse University Press 2009) and is the editor of Tourism Beyond the Nation: A Transnational Approach to European Tourism History (Ashgate 2011). He is also editor-in-chief for the Journal of Tourism History.

Zuelow’s History is not the first general history of modern tourism. However, it is sure to be the touchstone for future students of the topic. He has given us a compelling narrative to take as a starting point for future research.

• Introduction: Modern Tourism1. Beginnings: The Grand Tour2. The Sublime and Beautiful3. The Age of Steam4. Packaging New Trips5. Guidebooks and the Importance of Seeing the Sights6. Tourism in an Age of Empires and Nationalism7. Bicycles, Automobiles, and Aircraft8. Tourism During the Interwar Years9. Tourism in the Postwar10. Mass TourismConclusion: Never Ask An Historian About the Future.

Eric Zuelow is Associate Professor of European History at the University of New England, USA, and has also taught classes on the history of tourism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, West Liberty State College, and the University of Guelph. He is the author of Making Ireland Irish: Tourism and National Identity since the Irish Civil War (Syracuse University Press 2009) and is the editor of Tourism Beyond the Nation: A Transnational Approach to European Tourism History (Ashgate 2011). He is also editor-in-chief for the Journal of Tourism History.

Zuelow’s History is not the first general history of modern tourism. However, it is sure to be the touchstone for future students of the topic. He has given us a compelling narrative to take as a starting point for future research.

• Introduction: Modern Tourism1. Beginnings: The Grand Tour2. The Sublime and Beautiful3. The Age of Steam4. Packaging New Trips5. Guidebooks and the Importance of Seeing the Sights6. Tourism in an Age of Empires and Nationalism7. Bicycles, Automobiles, and Aircraft8. Tourism During the Interwar Years9. Tourism in the Postwar10. Mass TourismConclusion: Never Ask An Historian About the Future.

Eric Zuelow is Associate Professor of European History at the University of New England, USA, and has also taught classes on the history of tourism at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, West Liberty State College, and the University of Guelph. He is the author of Making Ireland Irish: Tourism and National Identity since the Irish Civil War (Syracuse University Press 2009) and is the editor of Tourism Beyond the Nation: A Transnational Approach to European Tourism History (Ashgate 2011). He is also editor-in-chief for the Journal of Tourism History.

Zuelow’s History is not the first general history of modern tourism. However, it is sure to be the touchstone for future students of the topic. He has given us a compelling narrative to take as a starting point for future research.

• Introduction: Modern Tourism1. Beginnings: The Grand Tour2. The Sublime and Beautiful3. The Age of Steam4. Packaging New Trips5. Guidebooks and the Importance of Seeing the Sights6. Tourism in an Age of Empires and Nationalism7. Bicycles, Automobiles, and Aircraft8. Tourism During the Interwar Years9. Tourism in the Postwar10. Mass TourismConclusion: Never Ask An Historian About the Future.