Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Rosalynn Carter
  • I. The Plot. 1. Prologue: Inside the Elderhostel Experience. 2. The Vision. 3. The First Summer. 4. Unsolicited Generosity. 5. Instant Momentum. 6. A Cause for Celebration. 7. The 1980s: A Decade of Expansion. 8. Elderhostel Today
  • II. The Characters. 9. Six Elderhostelers: Portraits of Engagement. 10. Elderhostelers Write about Their Experiences. 11. Teaching Folks Who Simply Want to Know
  • III. The Theme. 12. Elders in America: The Context for Success. 13. Elders Teaching Elders: The Institute Movement. 14. "The Strange Success of Elderhostel"
  • Appendix: Elderhostel Board of Directors (as of March 4, 1992).