Taking the Waters in Texas
eBook - ePub

Taking the Waters in Texas

Springs, Spas, and Fountains of Youth

  1. 279 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Taking the Waters in Texas

Springs, Spas, and Fountains of Youth

Book details
Table of contents
Citations

About This Book

This historical study reveals a fascinating yet forgotten aspect of life in nineteenth century Texas—its once-famous mineral spring health spas. Southern Texas once boasted an enviable variety of mineral waters. Though most are closed and nearly forgotten today, Texas spas and resorts once drew thousands of visitors from across the country. They came seeking rejuvenation of body and spirit in the healing mineral waters. This book offers the first comprehensive history of Texas' healing springs. Janet Valenza tracks the rise, popularity, and decline of the "water cure" from the 1830s to the present day. She follows the development of major spas and resorts, such as Mineral Wells and Indian Hot Springs near El Paso, as well as smaller, family-run springs. Valenza also describes how mineral waters influenced patterns of settlement, transportation routes, commerce, and people's attitudes toward the land. Period photos and quotes from those seeking cures offer vivid glimpses into the daily life at the springs, which Valenza lists and describes county-by-county in the appendix.

Frequently asked questions

Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes, you can access Taking the Waters in Texas by Janet Mace Valenza in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & North American History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
University of Texas Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9780292767966
Topic
History
Subtopic
North American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover 
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents 
  6. llustrations
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction: Vanishing Places
  9. 1. Taking the Waters
  10. 2. Historic Watering Tradition
  11. 3. Texas’ Resorts
  12. 4. Places Lived: Recapturing Past Landscapes
  13. 5. Daily Spa Life
  14. 6. Marketing the Waters
  15. 7. The Experience of Bathing
  16. 8. Places Lost
  17. Postscript: Song of the Sacred Waters
  18. Appendix A: County List of Medicinal Wells and Springs
  19. Appendix B: Regional Guide to Texas’ Medicinal Waters
  20. Notes
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index