Better in the Poconos The Story of Pennsylvania's Vacationland

Name: Better in the Poconos The Story of Pennsylvania's Vacationland
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ISBN: 9780271021577

ISBN-10: 0271021578

ISBN-13: 9780271021577

Edition: 2002

Authors: Lawrence Squeri

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Telling the story of Pennsylvania's premier vacationland from its earliest days to the present, this work illustrates the strategies by which resorts in northeastern Pennsylvania responded to market forces.

Book details

List price: $47.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Publication date: 3/1/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Roberto Saviano writes for La Repubblica as well as many newspapers around the world. After the success of Gomorrah, he received several serious death threats that obliged the Italian government to provide him with 24-hour protection. He has been living in hiding since 2006.Lawrence Squeri is Professor of History at East Stroudsburg University. He is the author of numerous articles and co-author of the book Pride and Promise: A Centennial History of East Stroudsburg University (1993).



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Preface



A Niche Resort: The Antebellum Years



Here Come the Vacationers: The Poconos After the Civil War



Never Sit Still: Surviving the 1890s



The Glory Days, 1900 to 1914



City Meets Country



An Archipelago of Fun, 1914 to 1929



Guess Who's Coming to the Poconos? The Rise of Ethnic Resorts



Laurel Blossom Time: Surviving the Great Depression



The Poconos at Midcentury: The Last of the Good Old Days



Prelude to Reinvention



Welcoming a New Millennium


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index