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Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America
Contested Waters A Social History of Swimming Pools in America
Author: Jeff Wiltse
From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and pri...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780807871270
ISBN-10: 0807871273
Publication Date: 5/1/2010
Pages: 288
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Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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