{"product_id":"working-at-play-9780195142341","title":"Working at Play","description":"In \u003cem\u003eWorking at Play\u003c\/em\u003e, Cindy Aron offers the first full length history of how Americans have vacationed--from eighteenth-century planters who summered in Newport to twentieth-century urban workers who headed for camps in the hills. In the early nineteenth century, vacations were taken for health\u003cbr\u003emore than for fun, as the wealthy traveled to watering places, seeking cures for everything from consumption to rheumatism. But starting in the 1850s, the growth of a white- collar middle class and the expansion of railroads made vacationing a mainstream activity. Aron charts this growth with grace\u003cbr\u003eand insight, tracing the rise of new vacation spots as the nation and the middle class blossomed. She shows how late nineteenth-century resorts became centers of competitive sports--bowling, tennis, golf, hiking, swimming, and boating absorbed the hours. But as vacationing grew, she writes, fears of\u003cbr\u003ethe dangers of idleness grew with it. Religious camp grounds, where gambling, drinking, and bathing on Sundays were prohibited, became established resorts. At the same time 'self improvement' vacations began to flourish, allowing a middle class still uncomfortable with the notion of leisure to feel\u003cbr\u003eproductive while at play. With vivid detail and much insight, \u003cem\u003eWorking at Play\u003c\/em\u003e offers a lively history of the vacation, throwing new light on the place of work and rest in American culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cindy S. Aron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195142341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCindy S. Aron\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eLadies and Gentlemen of the Civil Service: Middle Class Workers in Victorian America\u003c\/em\u003e, and is Professor of History at the University of Virginia. She lives in Richmond, Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40349966499955,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":71.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c1679945-c7d0-4d4d-a6e6-603bce870cb2.jpg?v=1660050245","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/working-at-play-9780195142341","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}