An intriguing exploration of a favorite pastime -- a trip to the beach. ""One night in 1883, David Bradley's candy stand was swamped by a storm. Not one to take a direct hit from adversity, the next day he decided to call his candy salt water taffy. Although the taffy's been dry ever since, the name has stuck for the past hundred years."" Did you know that women once wore corsets under their bathing suits (all drowning risks aside)? Or that beach-goers donned everything from wings to webbed gloves in hopes of learning how ...
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An intriguing exploration of a favorite pastime -- a trip to the beach. ""One night in 1883, David Bradley's candy stand was swamped by a storm. Not one to take a direct hit from adversity, the next day he decided to call his candy salt water taffy. Although the taffy's been dry ever since, the name has stuck for the past hundred years."" Did you know that women once wore corsets under their bathing suits (all drowning risks aside)? Or that beach-goers donned everything from wings to webbed gloves in hopes of learning how to swim? Or that hotel entrepreneurs lured wealthy customers to their seaside resorts with breakfast serenades from a forty-piece orchestra? From the bathhouses of the ancient Greeks to Muscle Beach and Coney Island, "Let's Go to the Beach" takes a historical, sociological, and geographical look at beaches and their attant customs. With humor and intelligence, and a fascinating collection of-black-and- white photographs, Elizabeth Van Steenwyk offers up an impressive overview of one of the world's greatest pastimes.
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Add this copy of Let's Go to the Beach: a History of Sun and Fun By the to cart. $18.88, very good condition, Sold by The Yard Sale Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Narrowsburg, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2013 by Blackstone Audiobooks.
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Very Good. 3 BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs. NEW CDS SEALED in the shrink wrap. Just a bit of shelf wear. Enjoy this NEW AUDIO CD performance GIFT QUALITY for your home and library.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. An interesting history of the usage of beaches and the social customs attached thereto, especially in America, revealing much fascinating trivia and factoids, including the evolution of the bathing suit, the rules and restrictions, health and recreational issues, much more, the text replete with many nice historical photographs. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains illustrations, chronology, various lists, bibliography, indexed, 144pp., remainders mark. A very nice copy, the jacket neatly encased in an acid-free Brodart plastic protector. Rare. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
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