Spare Time in Texas - Recreation and History in the Lone Star State

Klappentext A first-ever history of recreation in Texas that shows how our pastimes reveal our characters. Zusammenfassung A first-ever history of recreation in Texas that shows how our pastimes reveal our characters. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. The Licit and the Illicit2. Parks and Other Public Spaces3. The Great Stadiums4. The Pleasure of Libraries5. Theater and the Electric Revolution6. Conclusions and AfterthoughtsNotesA Bibliographic NoteIndex

Product details

• Authors: David G. McComb
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2008
• EAN: 9780292718890
• ISBN: 978-0-292-71889-0
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Series; Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture; Jack and Doris Smothers Series; Jack and Doris Smothers Texas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous