Winnipeg Beach: Leisure and Courtship in a Resort Town, 1900-1967 - Barbour, Dale

As New condition; Barbour takes us into the heart of this turn-of-the-century resort area and introduces us to some of the people who worked, played, and lived in the resort. Through photos, interviews, and newspaper clippings, this books shows its surprising role in the evolution of local courtship and dating practices, from the commoditization of the courting experience by the CPR through their "Moonlight Specials" through the development of an elaborate amusement area that encouraged public dating, and to its eventual demise amid the moral panic over sexual behaviour during the 1950s and 60s.

As New/Soft Cover

University of Manitoba Press / 2011 / Winnipeg, MB