Patrick R. Foster
Auteur de Jeep: The History of America's Greatest Vehicle
Œuvres de Patrick R. Foster
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- Œuvres
- 20
- Membres
- 98
- Popularité
- #193,038
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 29
My cousin, one I have not seen in decades, has an Airstream that I have seen photos of, lusted after, and always wanted to see up close and personal. And I would like to see Sandy again when I see her Airstream. When I saw this book, I knew that I had to request it to read and review and what a fun book this proved to be! My parents never camped and the one time mom stayed in a tent for part of a camp meeting she was aghast at the bugs that made their way inside an we were soon on our way home again…after one night in the tent.
What I liked:
* The photographs – numerous, reminiscent of the past, illustrative, evoked memories and the desire to camp even though I have not done much of it myself.
* The information – precise, historical, fun, provided definitions, made me smile, reminded me of my childhood looking at the clothing.
* The writing – easy to follow.
* The jokes
* The mention of current groups to join.
* Information on how to find campers with additional information that is helpful.
* Thinking about what it would be like to be on the road now, or in the past, knowing that I would be pulling into a campsite…or a place by a lake…to spend some time.
* Being reminded of my sister’s discussion of how they chose the trailer they purchased a few years ago and also thinking about the VW bus she and her husband drove across the USA and back in.
* The information related to the companies and what they created.
* The chapters and what they included:
- Vintage Campers
- Tinned cans, canned hams, wooden teardrops & camper trailers
- From covered wagons to covered wagons
- Pickup shells and slide-in campers
- Vintage European camping and the VW Phenomenom
- Vintage camping life
- Silver Bullets – The Airstream Story
- Pop-up trailers
* All of it, really :)
What I didn’t like
* I can’t think of anything except perhaps not being able to look at, go into, and perhaps take one or more on the road and give it a whirl.
Did I like this book? Definitely!
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Motobrooks for the ARC – This is my honest review.
5 Stars… (plus d'informations)