| Description |
127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Updated edition of Bridger's earlier work, Mrs. Vanderbilt's Sagamore. Raquette Lake, N.Y. : Sagamore Institute, 2003. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Foreword, by Albert G. Vanderbilt -- Margaret -- The Gilded Age -- The Adirondack vacation: to your health -- The architectural legacy of William West Durant -- The wealthiest young man in America -- Expanding the camp: housing the children -- Improving the infrastructure -- Expanding the camp: serving the guests -- Sports and games -- Sagamore pets -- Margaret's most horrifying hour -- Living in the workers' village -- Bark and artisans: creating the rustic style -- Call me Mrs. Emerson -- Sagamore after Margaret -- What is a great camp? -- National designations -- Maintaining and preserving sagamore -- Taking care of Sagamore now -- The volunteer program -- Appropriate use: programs -- Grands -- The great outdoors -- Adirondack traditional arts and culture -- Retreats -- Great camps history -- Historic district -- There is only one Great Camp Sagamore. |
| Subject |
Sagamore Camp (Raquette Lake, N.Y.) -- History.
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Vacation homes -- New York (State) -- Adirondack Mountains Region -- History.
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Amory, Margaret Emerson McKim Vanderbilt Baker, 1884-1960 -- Homes and haunts.
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Vanderbilt, Alfred Gwynne, 1877-1915 -- Homes and haunts.
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| Added Author |
Bridger, Beverly.
Mrs. Vanderbilt's Sagamore.
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| ISBN |
9781609495893 |
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1609495896 |
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