Under the Stars : How America Fell in Love with Camping - Hardcover

from fields.steph

Wow, that was a really good read. Enjoyable, well written, mildly funny. In Under the Stars, Dan White explores the history and current ideology and demographics of camping. How did camping start? What were its influences? Why do middle-class white people love pretending to be low-tech wilderness...

from joyceclark

This is a well-written, funny, and interesting history of camping in America. White ranges from Thoreau to Teddy Roosevelt, nude camping to "glamping." Good mix of history with personal anecdotes. I learned quite a bit - particularly enjoyed the chapters about scouting, women campers, and RVs - a...

from Kellswitch

A look at the surprisingly complicated history of recreational camping in the United States. Before learning about this book I had never really given this idea of camping much thought, it was just a thing that everyone I knew did to one degree or another, at least a few times. I had no idea how m...

from Marlane

This is a fun book for past and present lovers of camping and hiking. Written in the style of Bill Bryson, the author intertwines biographical sketches, personal adventures, history and trivia as he explores America's changing relationship with the outdoors. The influence of famous Americans like...

from pixiestyx77

I was super excited to win Under the Stars for an early review because I have always liked camping, but have not been able to go camping in several years. It took me some time to work through initially, not because I was savoring it, but because he spent the first two thirds of the book on the hi...