Travel and Tourism Narratives of the Empire State

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The series begins with the early 19th century stories of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Other Tales by Washington Irving, a native New Yorker. |

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This session discusses Carol Sherrif's The Artifical River: The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817-1862,
which examines the impact of the Erie Canal on the lives of ordinary people |

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The Second Greatest Disappointment: Honeymooning and Tourism at Niagara Falls by Karen Dubinsky looks at the cultural significance of the Falls, both for its visitors and in our collective imagination. |

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The series concludes with Graham Russell Gao Hodges' Taxi!: A Social History of the New York City Cabdriver, exploring the development of the city through this iconic profession. |
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