Heading out a history of American camping / Terence Young.

Author/creator Young, Terence
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents Introduction : roughing it smoothly -- Adventures in the wilderness : William H.H. Murray and the beginning of recreational camping -- The art of camping : roughing it during the decades before automobiles -- Let's hit the motor camping trail : the automobile transforms camping -- The garage in the forest : E.P. Meinecke and the development of the modern autocampground -- Liberalizing the campground : W.J. Trent, Jr. and the struggle against national park segregation -- A clearer picture of this country : trailer camping to discover America -- A renewal of our faith and ideals : backpacking and the Pacific Crest Trail -- Epilogue : the decline and promise of American camping.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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Issued in other formPrint version: Young, Terence (Terence G.), author. Heading out Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017 9780801454028
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016050292
ISBN9781501712821 (epub/mobi)
ISBN9781501712838 (pdf)

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