Summer Cottage Communities: Chautauquas, Camp Meetings and Spiritualist Camps

Summer at the Cottage By the 1890s, a newly rising middle class found itself having time, money,...
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Author: Peter Swift Seibert
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Summer Cottage Communities: Chautauquas, Camp Meetings and Spiritualist Camps by Seibert, Peter Swift

Summer Cottage Communities: Chautauquas, Camp Meetings and Spiritualist Camps

$56.60

Summer Cottage Communities: Chautauquas, Camp Meetings and Spiritualist Camps

$56.60
Author: Peter Swift Seibert
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Summer at the Cottage

By the 1890s, a newly rising middle class found itself having time, money, and access to begin taking vacations. Church denominations began creating summer cottage communities that combined natural settings and intellectual and spiritual pursuits. The first communities were the Chautauquas, where lectures on philosophy, science or politics were offered. For the devout, there were Camp Meetings where one attended purely for religious instruction. Spiritualist camps were among the rarest and incorporated séances to talk to your dead ancestors.

While attending programs, families could engage in outdoor recreation and craft classes. Tents were first used for accommodations but were quickly replaced by wooden frame cottages in Victorian, Arts and Crafts and Adirondack styles. By 1900, more than 300 cottage communities existed and were found throughout the United States with the majority in the Mid-Atlantic.

Join author Peter Seibert as he reveals the beauty, history and influence of summer cottage communities of the Mid-Atlantic.

Author: Peter Swift Seibert
Publisher: History Press
Published: 04/15/2024
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.01h x 6.08w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9781467156882

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