Under the Stars: How America Fell in Love with Camping

ôThe definitive book on camping in America. . . . A passionate, witty, and deeply engaging examination of why humans venture into the wild.öùCheryl Strayed, author of Wild From the Sierras to the Adirondacks and the Everglades, Dan White travels the nation to experience firsthandùand sometimes face firstùhow the American wilderness transformed from the devilÆs playground into a source of adventure, relaxation, and renewal. Whether heÆs camping nude in cougar country, being attacked by wildlife while ôglamping,ö or crashing a girls-only adventure for urban teens, Dan White seeks to animate the evolution of outdoor recreation. In the process, he demonstrates how the likes of Emerson, Thoreau, Roosevelt, and Muirùalong with visionaries such as Adirondack Murray, Horace Kephart, and Juliette Gordon Lowùhelped blaze a trail from Transcendentalism to Leave No Trace. Wide-ranging in research, enthusiasm, and geography, Under the Stars reveals a vast population of nature seekers, a country still in love with its wild places.

• | Author: Dan White
• | Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• | Publication Date: Jun 06, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 416 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Travel
• | ISBN-10: 1250134978
• | ISBN-13: 9781250134974