Camping Grounds: Public Nature in American Life from the Civil War to the Occupy Movement, Hardcover - Phoebe S. K. Young

An exploration of the hidden history of camping in American life that connects a familiar recreational pastime to camps for functional needs and po...

An acclaimed journalist and novelist makes history personal, painting a rich and vivid portrait of the time when America become modern by tracing t...

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A history of the making and printing of news.Illustrations: 20 illustrations

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 1 MapsNumber of pages: 232Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 21Cover type: Hardback...

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