Summer Places

Dust jacket notes: "Ranging from the white sands of the Gulf Coast to the crowded New Jersey shore, from lake-dotted Ontario to the verdant beauty of British Columbia and California, Summer Places is a warm and happy account of where and how we spend our holidays. The entire continent of North America becomes, in summer, a sort of natural playground, rich in history and rich also in opportunities for sport and relaxation. In this book are pictured the beloved vacation resorts of the United States and Canada, evoked with accuracy and charm by Dudley Witney's camera and a text by Brendan Gill. Ranches in the Rockies, great camps in the Adirondacks, the airy summer houses of Long Island, the Berkshires, Maine, the Maritimes, the Muskokas - here they all are, in sunny abundance. Few photographers know the continent as intimately as Mr. Witney does; each area that he depicts is introduced by Mr. Gill, who provides in addition a substantial history of summer places in North America and shares with us his personal reminiscences of carefree summer times. The pictures and words of Summer Places become a single composite experience, awakening in our minds a memory of past pleasures and a anticipation of joyful times to come." With 223 photographs, in color and black & white.