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Paradise for Boys and Girls
Bond, Hallie E.; Brumberg, Joan Jacobs; Paris, Leslie
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Description for Paradise for Boys and Girls
Drawing on documentary and pictorial evidence gathered from the histories of 331 camps located in the Adirondacks from 1886, this collection chronicles the changing attitudes about children and childhood. Illustrated with historic photographs, it includes a directory of Adirondack camps, with descriptive notes for each of the camps. Num Pages: 264 pages, 135 black-&-white photographs, 1 map, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 680.
For over a century children have spent their summers at ""sleepaway"" camps in the Adirondacks. These camps inspired vivid memories and created an enduring legacy that has come to be a uniquely American tradition. In A Paradise for Boys and Girls: Children's Camps in the Adirondacks, a complement to the Adirondack museum exhibit of the same name, the authors explore the history of Adirondack children's camps, their influence on the lives of the campers, and their impact on the communities in which they exist.
Drawing on the rich documentary and pictorial evidence gathered from the histories of 331 camps ... Read more
For over a century children have spent their summers at ""sleepaway"" camps in the Adirondacks. These camps inspired vivid memories and created an enduring legacy that has come to be a uniquely American tradition. In A Paradise for Boys and Girls: Children's Camps in the Adirondacks, a complement to the Adirondack museum exhibit of the same name, the authors explore the history of Adirondack children's camps, their influence on the lives of the campers, and their impact on the communities in which they exist.
Drawing on the rich documentary and pictorial evidence gathered from the histories of 331 camps ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
146
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815608226
SKU
V9780815608226
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About Bond, Hallie E.; Brumberg, Joan Jacobs; Paris, Leslie
Hallie E. Bond is curator of the Adirondack Museum. She is the author of Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks, copublished by Syracuse University Press and the Adirondack Museum. Joan Jacobs Brumberg is professor of history, human development, and gender studies at Cornell University. She is the author of the Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls. Leslie Paris ... Read more
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