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Thomas Cook: 150 years of popular tourism

Medical Entomology and ZoologyPublished 1 January 1991
Piers Brendon
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Abstract

Drawing on original material, this is an account of the founders of popular tourism, Thomas Cook and his son John, and of the firm they created, which is now 150 years old. The growth of tourism, with all its benefits and dangers, comedies and snobberies, is a central theme of the book.

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Social SciencesArts and Humanities