Heading Out : : A History of American Camping / / Terence Young.

Who are the real campers? Through-hiking backpackers traversing the Appalachian Trail? The family in an SUV making a tour of national parks and sleeping in tents at campgrounds? People committed to the RV lifestyle who move their homes from state to state as season and whim dictate? Terence Young wo...

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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:American Institutions and Society
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Physical Description:1 online resource (382 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Introduction
  • 1. Adventures in the Wilderness
  • 2. The Art of Camping
  • 3. Let’s Hit the Motor-Camping Trail
  • 4. The Garage in the Forest
  • 5. Liberalizing the Campground
  • 6. A Clearer Picture of This Country
  • 7. A Renewal of Our Faith and Ideals
  • Epilogue
  • NOTES
  • INDEX