The Great Escape: Camping in the 19th Century
Posted by Gail Getz on Nov 29, 2013 in | Comments Off on The Great Escape: Camping in the 19th Century During the turbulent nineteenth century, Americans were as mobile as wheels, waterways and ambition could make them. The population was preoccupied with carving out a new nation, emigrating, pioneering, surveying, sod busting, prospecting for gold and, fundamentally, attempting to preserve body and soul. With the surge westward and the consuming desire to push on to the frontiers, there was a...read more