Poland Spring and Victorian Summer Hotel Culture
January 24, 2008
David L. Richards assistant director, Northwood University Library

David L. Richards chronicles the rise of Victorian summer hotel culture and one of the most enduring brands of mineral water, the eponymous Poland Spring.

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