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Working At Play: A History of Vacations in the United States

by Cindy S. Aron

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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.

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Published: 1999
Genres: Nonfiction, History, Travel, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 973
LCC: E161 .A75

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