‘through the magic of authentic reproduction’: Tourists’ perceptions of authenticity in a pioneer village

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-144

  Rickly Boyd, Jillian M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Heritage tourism; Landscape; Pioneer village

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016911697     PISSN: 1743873X     EISSN: 17476631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1743873X.2011.636448     Document Type: Article

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