A Not Too Greatly Changed Eden : The Story of the Philosophers' Camp in the Adirondacks.
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- 9780801456282
- 973.46
- E166
A Not Too Greatly Changed Eden -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: Amid the Ruins -- Part I. Nature and Society -- 1. Path to the Adirondacks -- 2. Turning Points -- 3. The Crayon -- 4. "Adieu to the World" -- 5. The Artist Reborn -- 6. Trial Run -- 7. The Procession to the Pines -- Part II. The Camp and Club -- 8. Acclimating to the Wild -- 9. The Worthy Crew Chaucer Never Had -- 10. Ampersand -- 11. The Inaugural Meeting -- Part III. Campfire Lore -- 12. War -- 13. Peace -- 14. The Ravages of Modern Improvement -- 15. The Old America and the New -- Conclusion: The Story Reborn -- Postscript -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Plates are at the end of the book.
In A Not too Greatly Changed Eden, James Schlett recounts the story of the 1858 Philosophers' Camp at Follensby Pond in the Adirondacks, from the lives and careers of--and friendships and frictions among--the participants to the extensive preparations for the expedition and the several-day encampment to its lasting legacy.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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