Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America

Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America

From 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 t…

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