On the trail : a history of American hiking / Silas Chamberlin.
On the trail : a history of American hiking / Silas Chamberlin.
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Publisher
New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2016]
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G 2017/5201
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 243 pages : some illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The origins of American nature walking -- Hiking together -- The rise of American hiking culture -- Building trails -- Hiking alone -- Epilogue: Hiking before and after 1968.
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Publisher
New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
[2016]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails.
"In the mid-nineteenth century urban walking clubs emerged in the United States. A little more than a century later, tens of millions of Americans were hiking on trails blazed in every region of the country. This groundbreaking book is the first full account of the unique history of the American hiking community and its rich, nationwide culture. De...
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On the trail : a history of American hiking / Silas Chamberlin.
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"Published with assistance from the foundation established in memory of Philip Hamilton McMillan of the Class of 1894, Yale College"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-230) and index.
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G 2017/5201
Record Identifier
74VKVgZkZOmZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgZkZOmZ
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ISBN
0300219113 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780300219111 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
796.51
MMS ID
991024142806002626
