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The lure of the beach : a global history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ritchie, Robert C., 1938- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Beaches > Social aspects > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The lure of the sea
  • The rise of the resorts
  • Leisure comes to America
  • The Industrial Revolution finds the beach
  • Can a proper Victorian be nude?
  • Entertainment comes front and center
  • The modern world intrudes
  • Beach resorts become a cultural phenomenon
  • Who owns the beach?
  • The relentless sea.