Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America Burton L. Spiller ISBN13: 9780578671215

ISBN13: 9780578671215

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ISBN13: 9780812986594

Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America Burton L. Spiller ISBN13: 9780578671215From 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