Past Tents.Past Tents Susan Snyder, editor Heyday Books PO Box 9145, Berkeley, CA 94709 1597140392, $17.95 www.heydaybooks.com 1-510-549-3564 "Past Tents: The Way We Camped" by Susan Snyder (director of Access Services in The Bancroft Library The Bancroft Library is a library at the University of California, Berkeley. It was founded in 1905 with the acquisition of Hubert Howe Bancroft's collection and was named in his honor. , University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley is a public research university located in Berkeley, California, United States. Commonly referred to as UC Berkeley, Berkeley and Cal ) is a photographic and descriptive history of family outings during the first years of the automobile, and of campgrounds and campfires against the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada Sierra Nevada, mountain range, Spain Sierra Nevada (syā`rä nāvä`thä), chief mountain range of S Spain, in Granada prov., running from east to west for c.60 mi (100 km), parallel to the Mediterranean Sea. , of the special gear and 'helpful' hints for vacationing in the newly formed state and national parks This is a list of national parks ordered by nation. Africa
n. 1. The year before the present year. 2. Time past; yore. yes that saw the beginnings of ordinary people being able to sample and experience the extraordinary outdoors. An informed and entertaining history of early camping in the American West, "Past Tents" is superbly enhanced with historic photos and makes a welcome and much appreciated addition to academic and community library Popular Culture and American History collections. |
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