The Playful Crowd
The Playful Crowd

Author: Gary S. Cross

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0231127243

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From 'Sodoms by the sea' at Coney Island & Blackpool to carefully orchestrated corporate entertainment, this new history compares the pursuit of pleasure on both sides of the Atlantic.

The Fire Island National Seashore
The Fire Island National Seashore

Author: Lee E. Koppelman

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2008-02-14

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 0791478890

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A comprehensive account of the history of the Fire Island National Seashore since its creation in 1964.

Working at Play
Working at Play

Author: Cindy Sondik Aron

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780195142341

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This text chronicles the history of vacationing in America since the early 19th century. It is concerned with how, when, and why vacationing came to be part of life, charting this social and cultural institution as it grew from the custom of a small elite in to a mass phenomenon

The Lure of the Sea
The Lure of the Sea

Author: Alain Corbin

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1994-01-01

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780520066380

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Corbin argues that with few exceptions people living before the eighteenth century knew nothing of the attractions of the coast, the visual delight of the sea, the desire to brave the force of the waves or to feel the coolness of sand against the skin. The image of the ocean in the popular consciousness was coloured by Biblical and mythical recollections of sea monsters, voracious whales, and catastrophic floods. It was perceived as sinister and unchanging, a dark, unfathomable force inspiring horror rather than attraction. These associations of catastrophe and fear in the minds of Europeans intensified the repulsion they felt towards deserted and dismal shores.