{"product_id":"a-paradise-for-boys-and-girls-childrens-camps-in-the-adirondacks-9780815608226","title":"A Paradise for Boys and Girls: Children's Camps in the Adirondacks","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor 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 \u003ci\u003eA Paradise for Boys and Girls: Children's Camps in the Adirondacks, \u003c\/i\u003ea 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on the rich documentary and pictorial evidence gathered from the histories of 331 camps located in the Adirondacks from 1886 to the present, this collection chronicles the changing attitudes about children and childhood. Historian Leslie Paris details social change in \"Pink Music: Continuity and Change at Early Adirondack Summer Camps.\" In the title essay of the book, Hallie Bond offers a history of Adirondack camping from the establishment of Camp Dudley on Lake Champlain in 1892 to the present. Finally, historian Joan Jacobs Brumberg concludes the collection with \"A Wiser and Safer Place: The Meaning of Camping During World War II.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLavishly illustrated with historic photographs, the book includes a directory of Adirondack camps, with brief descriptive notes for each of the camps. The photographs and essays in this volume offer readers a richer understanding of this singular region and its powerful connection to childhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHallie E. Bond\u003c\/b\u003e has been a curator at the Adirondack Museum since 1987. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBoats and Boating in the Adirondacks, \u003c\/i\u003ecopublished by Syracuse University Press and the Adirondack Museum. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Jacobs Brumber\u003c\/b\u003eg is professor of history, human development, and gender studies at Cornell University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie Paris\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of history at the University of British Columbia. She has written numerous articles on modern American social and cultural history, childhood, and youth.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492148810002,"sku":"9780815608226","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_71ad52e7-cabb-4911-b267-0afcdac35e7a.jpg?v=1730573311","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-paradise-for-boys-and-girls-childrens-camps-in-the-adirondacks-9780815608226","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}