Campers Handbook
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The Camper's Handbook by Thomas Hiram Holding is a foundational text in the history of recreational camping. Holding, inspired by his own extensive travels, including a wagon train journey across the U.S. and canoe trips in Scotland, wrote the first edition in 1908. He was instrumental in organizing campers, founding the Association of Cycle Campers in 1901, which later merged to form the Camping Club of Great Britain and Ireland. His work helped popularize camping as a pastime for families and contributed to the establishment of camping organizations worldwide.1
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