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Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America Business_Gift_Guide ” —Linda NagataFrom nineteenth century public baths to todays private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle class suburbanites. As sites of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous