Light from a Thousand Campfires; The organized camping movement: Its purposes, problems and promise for the future by Webb, Kenneth B (Edited by, for the A.C.A.; Camping Magazine, selections from) - 1965

Minneapolis MN.: American Camping Association / Burgess Publishing., 1965. 2nd printing, 1960 edition.. Trade paperback. Very good. Signed by previous owner. Light cover edge wear. Clean interior.. 1 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Index of authors. Summer camp, who has been there, or been a camp counselor, or wanted to go to camp, sleepover or by day? Kenneth B. Webb, educator, editor and writer, and founder with Susan Webb of the Vermont innovative Farm & Wilderness Camps, here pulls together the philosophies and practices of mid-century summer outdoor educators, upon which many of today's summer camps experiences are based. There are 5 Chapter Parts, including histories, tips; and by numerous authors, on campers, staff, programing, and varieties of experience and education. Historic note for the Millennium: the F&W Camps expanded from a single younger boys' camp to about 6 other options for families in Plymouth and Mount Holly, Vermont, and were converted from an owner-based business to a non-profit organization decades ago.