description: This work constructs a piece of social history to convey what it was like to travel the world in the 100 years leading up to World War I. By becoming an imaginary 19th-century armchair tourist, the author discovers such dangers as alpine climbing in Switzerland and the gaming houses of Germany.
language: English
title: Leading the blind: A century of guidebook travel 1815-1914
titlecomplete: Leading the blind: A century of guidebook travel 1815-1914
genres: History, Travel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 18
publisher: Papermac