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Terence Young - Heading Out: A History of American Camping - 9780801454028 - V9780801454028
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Heading Out: A History of American Camping

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Description for Heading Out: A History of American Camping Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 59, 51 black & white halftones, 5 maps, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSZR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .

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 would say: all of the above. Camping is one of the country's most popular pastimes—tens of millions of Americans go camping every year. Whether on foot, on horseback, or in RVs, campers have been enjoying themselves for well more than a century, during which time camping’s appeal has shifted and evolved. ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801454028
SKU
V9780801454028
Shipping Time
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About Terence Young
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.

Reviews for Heading Out: A History of American Camping
The great strength of this book is that it distinguishes 'noneconomic social relations, science, and technology, values, attitudes and beliefs' in camping pilgrimages from the scenic, sublime, and transcendental nature that earlier generations sought.... Young writes with an accessible yet confident prose that will engage readers of differing interests. Embedded in each chapter are fascinating revelations... [that] Young has carefully ... Read more

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