TY - BOOK AU - Paris,Leslie ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Children's nature: the rise of the American summer camp T2 - American history and culture AV - GV192.8 .P37 2008 U1 - 796.54/20973 22 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Camps KW - United States KW - History KW - Children KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-346) and index; A warm history of modern childhood -- At work and at play : the making of camp "family" -- Small islands : the first summer camps -- "A home though away from home" : how parents, camp owners, and children forged camp networks -- Rituals of the season : the organization of camp community -- Between generations : tensions in the camp "family" -- Modernity and tradition in children's socialization -- Is it progress? modernity and authenticity in camp life -- Tans, tepees, and minstrel shows : race, primitivism, and camp community -- The pioneer ideal : camp history, American history, children's history -- Conclusion : "I had to go on in life" : from camp to childhood nostalgia; Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=865803 ER -