A Paradise for Boys and Girls: Children's Camps in the Adirondacks

by Hallie E. Bond, Joan Jacobs Brumberg, Leslie Paris

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815608225
• ISBN13: 9780815608226
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.1" x 11.2"