Working at Play : a history of vacations in the United States / Cindy Sondik Aron. a history of vacations in the United States /
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.
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| Language: | English |
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Oxf.U.P.(N.Y.),
2001.
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Pilkington Library - Pilkington Main Collection
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301.2973/ARO |
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| Copy [0402440234] | Available |