The American country club : its origins and development / James M. Mayo.

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Mayo, James M.

Title & Author:

The American country club : its origins and development / James M. Mayo.

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Description:

x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-233) and index.
1. The City Club -- 2. The Country Life -- 3. The Founding Era of the Country Club -- 4. Country Clubs for Everybody -- 5. Country Club Estates -- 6. The Best of Times and the Worst of Times -- 7. The Postwar Era and Modern Development -- 8. The Country Club as an Evolving Landscape.

Summary:

The American country club movement parallels the rise of suburbanization in the United States. Its roots can be found in the exclusive city clubs and summer resorts of the nineteenth century; its growth reflects a desire for permanent and organized places where the wealthy could spend their free time. By the late nineteenth century, mass transportation enabled the wealthy to escape the confines of the city, and suburbanization began. Their pursuit of pleasure--in the form of city clubs, spas, summer resorts, and sophisticated sports--became the impetus for the country club, a place where the elite could combine their interests in sports, the outdoors, and relaxation while separating themselves from the masses. This book chronicles the social and economic evolution of this leisure landscape. Some critics feel that the country club represents a basic liberty of social choice whereas others view it as an unnecessary source of social discrimination.--From publisher description.

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ISBN:

0813524857
9780813524856

Subject:

Country clubs United States History.
Athletic clubs United States History.
Clubs sportifs États-Unis Histoire.
Clubs de loisirs États-Unis Histoire.
Athletic clubs
Country clubs
Country club
Geschichte
Clubs.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 200358
Call No.: NA7931 .M3 1998
Status: Available

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