The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes “sightseeing.”

Daniel Boorstin

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Travel Tourism

Author

Daniel Boorstin

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Historian

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Boorstin, Daniel. The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America. Harper Colophon Books, 1961.

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Medium
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Genre
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Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

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Source
The Native-Born
Medium
Poem
Language
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Time
1895 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The Native-Born." London Times, 1895, st. 2.