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Motorhomes have been around almost as long as the automobile. When the American public started traveling in their vehicles, they began looking for ways to make it more enjoyable and more convenient. Enter the Recreational Vehicle industry. These vehicles ran the gamut—from the sophisticated to the sublime.

In his pictorial essay, Mobile Mansions, photographer Douglas Keister documents an amazing range of vehicles, including small camp cars from the 1920s, house cars from the 1930s, campers from the 1950s, and finally, modern-day motorhomes that first emerged in the 1960s. 

- Tom Wuckovich

About the Author

Douglas Keister has published more than 25 critically acclaimed photography books. He also writes and illustrates magazine articles and contributes photographs and essays to dozens of magazines, newspapers, books, calendars, posters and greeting cards worldwide. Mobile Mansions: Taking Home Sweet Home on the Road is published by Gibbs Smith. For a copy, go to aaa.com/barnesandnoble.

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