Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America Burton L. Spiller Marcella Spencer

Marcella Spencer

In Churchill's inimitable voice we hear how "the war to end all wars" instead gave birth to every war that would follow

It's a book that cannot be suppressed

ISBN13: 9780306813917

ISBN13: 9780812986594

Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America Burton L. Spiller Marcella SpencerFrom 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 private clubs for middle class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous