Creating Picturesque America: Monument to the Natural and Cultural Landscape

by Sue Rainey

This study analyzes the images and messages contained in the subscription book that celebrated the variety and potential of America's landscapes and cities in the decade after the Civil War, exploring how the book presented reassuring images and avoided disturbing social problems. It looks at Picturesque America 's images of women and minorities, and its portrayal of reconciliation between the South and the North and the incorporation of the West. Includes b&w illustrations from the original books. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

383 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1994