Spare Time in Texas : : Recreation and History in the Lone Star State / / David G. McComb.
What do Texans' pastimes and recreations say about their characters? Looking at Texas history from a new angle, David McComb starts from the premise that how people spend their leisure time may well reveal more about their true natures and interests than the work they do or their family connect...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (300 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 The Licit and the Illicit
- CHAPTER 2 Parks and Other Public Spaces
- CHAPTER 3 The Great Stadiums
- CHAPTER 4 The Pleasure of Libraries
- CHAPTER 5 Theater and the Electric Revolution
- Images of Recreation
- Conclusions and Afterthoughts
- Notes
- A Bibliographic Note
- Index
- Image Credits