Description For over a century, Summer camps have provided many American children\'s first experience of community beyond their immediate family and neighborhoods.
Children\'s Nature chronicles the history of the American Summer camp, from its invention in the late nineteenth century through its Rise in the first four decades of the twentieth centur.
Each summer, children experience the pain of homesickness, learn to swim, and sit around campfires at night.
Description For over a century, Summer camps have provided many American children\'s first experience of community beyond their immediate family and neighborhoods