A needle in a hay stack: Finding authenticity in local provenance at the john hay center, Salem, Indiana

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-156

  Metro Roland, Michelle M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Cultural heritage; Historical narrative; Material culture; Open air musuem; Rural

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956265184     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17438730802429173     Document Type: Article

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