Contested Waters : a Social History of Swimming Pools in America /

From 19th-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the U.S., Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure reso...

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Main Author: Wiltse, Jeff (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2007].
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