Hot Springs, Arkansas

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Author: Ray Hanley, Steven Hanley ISBN: 9781439611241
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: July 28, 2000
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Ray Hanley, Steven Hanley
ISBN: 9781439611241
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: July 28, 2000
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English

From its rise in the 1800s until well into the twentieth century, Hot Springs was a famed resort known worldwide. The grand hotels and world-class bath houses that sprang up around the government-protected springs drew countless visitors, ranging from the famous and wealthy to those of humble means, all seeking the health and pleasure promised by the Spa City�s promoters. In the words of a railroad tourist guidebook from about 1910, �A stay at Hot Springs, be it ever so brief, always remains a pleasant memory afterward. It was the writer�s good fortune to spend a few days at this popular resort�not as an invalid, I am happy to say, but as a tourist�and I certainly never bathed in more delightful water than that which flows so abundantly from the hot springs of Arkansas. There is buoyancy, a magnetism about it that is simply indescribable.�
Such has been the experience of countless visitors over the years. Readers will find much of the history of this storied resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which is profusely illustrated with vintage postcards and photographs, all carefully interpreted by the authors, Ray and Steven Hanley, with research assistance from Mark Blaeuer of the Hot Springs National Park staff.

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From its rise in the 1800s until well into the twentieth century, Hot Springs was a famed resort known worldwide. The grand hotels and world-class bath houses that sprang up around the government-protected springs drew countless visitors, ranging from the famous and wealthy to those of humble means, all seeking the health and pleasure promised by the Spa City�s promoters. In the words of a railroad tourist guidebook from about 1910, �A stay at Hot Springs, be it ever so brief, always remains a pleasant memory afterward. It was the writer�s good fortune to spend a few days at this popular resort�not as an invalid, I am happy to say, but as a tourist�and I certainly never bathed in more delightful water than that which flows so abundantly from the hot springs of Arkansas. There is buoyancy, a magnetism about it that is simply indescribable.�
Such has been the experience of countless visitors over the years. Readers will find much of the history of this storied resort in Hot Springs, Arkansas, which is profusely illustrated with vintage postcards and photographs, all carefully interpreted by the authors, Ray and Steven Hanley, with research assistance from Mark Blaeuer of the Hot Springs National Park staff.

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