The Lure of the Beach: A Global History

by Robert C. Ritchie

Book Overview

A human and global take on a beloved vacation spot.

The crash of surf, smell of salted air, wet whorls of sand underfoot. These are the sensations of the beach, that environment that has drawn humans to its life-sustaining shores for millennia. And while the gull's cry and the cove's splendor have remained constant throughout time, our relationship with the beach has been as fluid as the runnels left behind by the tide's turning.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520215958
• ISBN13: 9780520215955
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"