Terence Young

Heading Out

A History of American Camping

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Terence Young is Professor of Geography at California State Polytechnic University. He is the author of Building San Francisco's Parks, 1850¿1930 and coeditor of The Theme Park Landscapes: Antecedents and Variations.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cornell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 160mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780801454028
• ISBN-10: 0801454026
• Artikelnr.: 47217486

Autorenporträt

Terence Young

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Roughing It Smoothly1. Adventures in the Wilderness: William
H. H. Murray and the Beginning of Recreational Camping2. The Art of
Camping: Roughing It during the Decades before Automobiles3. Let's Hit the
Motor-Camping Trail: The Automobile Transforms Camping4. The Garage in the
Forest: E. P. Meinecke and the Development of the Modern Auto Campground5.
Liberalizing the Campground: W. J. Trent Jr. and the Struggle against
National Park Segregation6. A Clearer Picture of This Country: Trailer
Camping to Discover America7. A Renewal of Our Faith and Ideals: The
Development of Backpacking and Long-Distance TrailsEpilogue: The Decline
and Promise of American Camping