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Author:

Schlett, James, author.

Title:

A not too greatly changed Eden : the story of the Philosophers' Camp in the Adirondacks / James Schlett.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

xiv, 256 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Emerson, Ralph Waldo,--1803-1882.
Stillman, William James,--1828-1901.
United States--Intellectual life--19th century.
Adirondack Mountains (N.Y.)--History--19th century.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-247) and index.

Contents:

Nature and society -- Path to the Adirondacks -- Turning points -- The Crayon -- "Adieu to the world" -- The artist reborn -- Trial run -- The procession to the pines -- The camp and club -- Acclimating to the wild -- The worthy crew Chaucer never had -- Ampersand -- The inaugural meeting -- Campfire lore -- War -- Peace -- The ravages of modern improvement -- The old America and the new -- Conclusion : The story reborn -- Postscript -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.

ISBN:

0801453526 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780801453526 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)898161579

LCCN:

2014049164

Locations:

DXPB423 -- Dr. Grace O. Doane Alden Public Library (Alden)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)