Sean Graham talks with Meghan Crnic, author of The Beach Cure: A History of Healing on Northeastern Shores. They discuss the origins of the beach as a place to get healthy, the conditions in 19th century American cities that led doctors to prescribe the beach, and the logistics of getting to the cost. They also chat about how beach areas were built up, the transformation of space from health to recreation, and the legacy of the 19th century on beach towns.

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