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First resorts : pursuing pleasure at Saratoga Springs, Newport, and Coney Island /

Main Author: Sterngass, Jon.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Tourism > Social aspects > 19th century. > United States > History
Resorts > History > 19th century. > East (U.S.)
Tourisme > Aspect social > 19e siècle. > États-Unis > Histoire
Lieux de villégiature > Histoire > 19e siècle. > États-Unis (Est)
HISTORY.
Manners and customs.
Resorts.
Social conditions
Tourism > Social aspects.
Badplaatsen (recreatie)
United States > Social life and customs > 19th century.
United States > Social conditions > 19th century.
Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Newport (R.I.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 19e siècle.
Saratoga Springs (N.Y.) > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Newport (R.I.) > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle.
New York (State) > New York > Coney Island.
New York (State) > Saratoga Springs.
Rhode Island > Newport.
United States.
United States, East.
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Table of Contents:
  • Transforming resorts
  • The creation of Saratoga Springs: taking the city with us
  • The revival of Newport: the pilgrimage of fashion
  • The rise of Coney Island: strangers in the land of the perpetual fete
  • The public resort: to see and be seen
  • The commercialization of Saratoga Springs: racetracks, casinos, and souvenirs
  • The privitization of Newport: "coarseness and vulgarity are never seen here"
  • "That was Coney as we loved it, and as the hand of Satan was upon it"
  • The pursuit of privacy, profit, and pleasure.

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