"In this engaging consideration of the Farm and Wilderness camps, the authors use the scholarly tools of their respective disciplines to produce a case-study that is simultaneously deeply respectful and critically analytical. Their willingness to address a range of issues—among them, racial inequality, gender politics, sexual abuse, and the appropriation of Native American culture—make this a must-read, not just for their fellow FW alums, but for anyone committed to seeing summer camps thrive in the 21st century."— Abigail A. Van Slyck, author of A Manufactured Wilderness: Summer Camps and the Shaping of American Youth, 1890-1960
"Tamarack Farm, the Farm and Wilderness work camp, changed my life during my four summers. Counsellors and campers opened my eyes to a bigger world and encouraged me to help make it a better world. This book is a labor of love that describes why so many of us feel that way about FW.— John Wilhelm, Tamarack Farm 1960–63, retired union president