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Camping out

a

manual on organized camping

the playground and recreation association of america

new york

the macmillan company

new york

1924

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from the preface......

"this manual of organized camps and camping and is offered as a source of information to individuals and agencies now conducting camps, more especially to those who have recently entered into camping and are about to do so. it is hoped also that the manual will be found useful in college and university courses for the training of camp directors and leaders."

"this manual is the result of a study of summer camps throughout the united states, during the season of 1923, by the playground and recreations association of america".

"the private camp is the pioneer in the modern organized camping movement. they are of three general types--boys', girls' and adult camps. there are a few of the mixed or family type."

"various authorities credit the founding of the first organized private camp for boys (perhaps the first organized camp of any type for boys) to mr. ernest balch in 1881

this book has 636 pages, 77 full page photographs and measures approximately 6.5 inches by 5 inches.

the book is in good condition. the cover gilt is very good on front and spine, see photos for description.