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Spare Time in Texas

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1 The Licit and the Illicit 7
CHAPTER 2 Parks and Other Public Spaces 39
CHAPTER 3 The Great Stadiums 71
CHAPTER 4 The Pleasure of Libraries 99
CHAPTER 5 Theater and the Electric Revolution 129
Images of Recreation 153
Conclusions and Afterthoughts 251
Notes 255
A Bibliographic Note 277
Index 281
Image Credits 287

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Introduction 1
CHAPTER 1 The Licit and the Illicit 7
CHAPTER 2 Parks and Other Public Spaces 39
CHAPTER 3 The Great Stadiums 71
CHAPTER 4 The Pleasure of Libraries 99
CHAPTER 5 Theater and the Electric Revolution 129
Images of Recreation 153
Conclusions and Afterthoughts 251
Notes 255
A Bibliographic Note 277
Index 281
Image Credits 287

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