02106nam a2200361 a 4500 ebr10210082 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070716s2008 nyua sb 001 0 eng 2007028474 9780814767078 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814767079 (cloth : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)567921894 n-us--- GV192.8 .P37 2008eb 796.54/20973 22 Paris, Leslie. Children's nature [electronic resource] : the rise of the American summer camp / Leslie Paris. New York : New York University Press, c2008. xi, 364 p. : ill. American history and culture 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. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Camps United States History. Children United States History. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. American history and culture (New York University Press) http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10210082 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 124128 124128