The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth

by Gideon Bosker and Lena Lenek and Gideon Bosker

Here for the first time is the full story of the seashore: its natural and social history, spectacles, and scandals. The turquoise surf and sugary sand of the beach make it a favorite retreat today, but this wasn't always so. The oceans of antiquity engendered contradictory feelings. Greek and Roman myths filled it with bellicose monsters and alluring sirens. Medieval Europeans feared immersion in water. But the rediscovery of its medicinal attractions...

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CW933P4H
• ISBN13: 9798874717193
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
• Length: 1 Pages