Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America Burton L. Spiller It's a book that cannot

It's a book that cannot be suppressed

No other known extant British fencing treatise published during the eighteenth century includes such an eclectic mix of weapons

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

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Seductive and capricious

Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America Burton L. Spiller It's a book that cannotFrom 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