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Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States - Couverture souple

Aron, Cindy S.

 
9780195142341: Working at Play: A History of Vacations in the United States
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0195142349 ISBN 13 : 9780195142341
Editeur : Oxford University Press USA, 1999

Synopsis

In Working at Play, Aron offers the first full-length history of how Americans have vacationed. In the early 19th century, Aron shows, vacations were taken for health more than for fun, as the wealthy travelled to watering places, seeking cures for everything from consumption to rheumatism. But starting in the 1850s the growth of a white-collar middle class and the expansion of railroads made vacationing a mainstream activity. Aron charts this growth with grace and insight, tracing the rise of new vacation spots as the nation and the middle class blossomed.

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À propos de l'auteur

Cindy S. Aron is the author of Ladies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service: Middle Class Workers in Victorian America, and is Professor of History at the University of Virginia. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press USA
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195142349
ISBN 13 
9780195142341
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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