Bridger, Beverly.

Great Camp Sagamore : the Vanderbilts' Adirondack retreat / Beverly Bridger. - Charleston, SC : History Press, 2012. - 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.

Updated edition of Bridger's earlier work, Mrs. Vanderbilt's Sagamore. Raquette Lake, N.Y. : Sagamore Institute, 2003. Includes index.

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.

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