Let's Go to the Beach: A History of Sun and Fun by the Sea

by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

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An intriguing exploration of a favorite pastime -- a trip to the beach. ""One night in 1883, David Bradley's candy stand was swamped by a storm. Not one to take a direct hit from adversity, the next day he decided to call his candy salt water taffy. Although the taffy's been dry ever since, the name has stuck for the past hundred years."" Did you know that women once wore corsets under their bathing suits (all drowning risks aside)? Or that beach-goers...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0805062351

ISBN13:9780805062359

Release Date:June 2001

Publisher:Henry Holt & Company

Length:160 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 7.7" x 9.3"

Age Range:9 to 15 years

Grade Range:Grades 4 to 10

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