by Leslie Paris (Author)
For over a century, summer camps have provided many American children's first experience of community beyond their immediate family and neighborhoods. This title chronicles the history of the American summer camp, from its invention in the late nineteenth century through its rise in the first four decades of the twentieth century.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 378
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 15 Jan 2008
ISBN 10: 0814767079
ISBN 13: 9780814767078