Making Camp: A Visual History of Camping?s Most Essential Items and Activities

Martin Hogue

ISBN 10: 179722252X / ISBN 13: 9781797222523

Verlag: Chronicle Books, 2023

Beschreibung

2023. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . .

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9781797222523

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Making Camp: A Visual History of Camping?s Most Essential Items and Activities
• Verlag: Chronicle Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 179722252X
• ISBN-13: 9781797222523
• Einband: Hardcover
• Auflage: 1. Auflage
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

Car camping, hike-in tent camping, bivouacking, mountaineering, RV camping, glamping, back yard camping . . . whatever your style, outdoor adventure awaits! For camping enthusiasts, this fascinating (and packable) volume holds a comprehensive look at the origins of the practice and the ways that bring all these enthusiasts together.

From the early days of recreational camping in the late nineteenth century through the multitude of modern camping options available today, Making Camp explores the history and evolution of the popular activity through the lens of its most important and familiar components: the campsite, the campfire, the picnic table, the map, the tent, the sleeping bag, as well as the oft invisible systems for delivering water and managing trash.

Find out how early nineteenth century German peasants fashioned rudimentary sleeping bags by burrowing into bags full of leaves for the night. Look back over several millennia to learn about the progression of tents from animal skins, goat's hair, and heavy canvas to featherweight nylon. Learn about the ways in which the skills to build and maintain a campfire have been displaced by the portable gas stove. Pinpoint the details of the essential campground map and its unique place in the camping imagination.

Each chapter includes a broad range of visuals to help illustrate the rich history of camping and our collective devotion to it, including drawings, patents, diagrams, sketches, paintings, advertisements, and historical photographs. A must-have for avid campers, nature lovers, and all who seek to connect with the universe by sleeping under the stars.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Martin Hogue is a licensed architect and an associate professor in the department of landscape architecture at Cornell University. His work has been displayed in solo exhibits at over 25 venues across the United States, including The Ohio State University, the Urban Center in New York, the University of Southern California, and the Center for Land Use Interpretation.