By his death he had written nearly 30 books and more than 250 magazine articles. His articles appeared in national periodicals such as
Harper's Weekly,
Collier's,
Outing,
Outlook, and
The Independent and in juvenile magazines such as
St. Nicholas,
Youth's Companion, and
Boys' Magazine. His stories also showed up in major New York City and Philadelphia daily newspapers. According to his biographer, Richard P. Borkowski, "Camp was instrumental through writing and lecturing in attaching an almost mythical atmosphere of manliness and heroism to the game not previously known in American team sport."
Camp became one of the highest paid nonfiction writers in America, and he wrote to instruct Americans on his beloved game of football. In the 1870s and early 1880s, the game was played mainly in the eastern colleges, and the fans were students and professors of the schools. In 1880 the first Thanksgiving game played in New York City drew only five thousand spectators. By 1884 that figure rose to ten thousand. By the late 1880s the Thanksgiving games were much anticipated. A crowd of twenty-five thousand was estimated at the 1889 Thanksgiving Day game between Yale and Princeton in New York.
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