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Tourists were faced by a range of hazards from war to crime, accidents to ill-health. Their impact varied greatly. Most tourists were not the victims of crime, nor hit by serious ill-health. War was a more serious challenge.
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Black, J. (2003). Hazards. In: France and the Grand Tour. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230287242_9
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