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Great Camps of the Adirondacks is worth its weight in gold, an Adirondack classic that, like its subject, has undergone a renaissance. The beautifully executed book tackles its subject from every angle. -Adirondack Explorer

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Harvey H. Kaiser served as the Senior Vice President for Facilities Administration and University Architect at Syracuse University between 1972 and 1995. His 1982 book Great Camps of the Adirondacks popularized the term ""Great Camps"" to refer to the grand summer residences that wealthy families built in the Adirondack Mountains in the nineteenth century, and revitalized interest in these sites. Several studies on western national park architecture culminated in his 2008 book The National Park Architecture Sourcebook. Steven Engelhart is the executive director of Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) located in Keeseville, New York. AARCH is a private, nonprofit. historic preservation organization for New York State's Adirondack Park, whose mission is to promote better public understanding, appreciation, and stewardship of the region's architecture, communities, and historic sites.

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