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Manufactured Wilderness
Abigail A.Van Slyck
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Description for Manufactured Wilderness
Paperback. Series: Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 839.
Since they were first established in the 1880s, children’s summer camps have touched the lives of millions of people. Although the camping experience has a special place in the popular imagination, few scholars have given serious thought to this peculiarly American phenomenon. Why were summer camps created? What concerns and ideals motivated their founders? Whom did they serve? How did they change over time? What factors influenced their design? To answer these and many other questions, Abigail A. Van Slyck trains an informed eye on the most visible and evocative aspect of camp life: its landscape and architecture. She argues that ... Read more
Since they were first established in the 1880s, children’s summer camps have touched the lives of millions of people. Although the camping experience has a special place in the popular imagination, few scholars have given serious thought to this peculiarly American phenomenon. Why were summer camps created? What concerns and ideals motivated their founders? Whom did they serve? How did they change over time? What factors influenced their design? To answer these and many other questions, Abigail A. Van Slyck trains an informed eye on the most visible and evocative aspect of camp life: its landscape and architecture. She argues that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Architecture, Landscape, and American Culture
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816648771
SKU
V9780816648771
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99-15
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