History of the Sierra Nevada, Revised and Updated

Name: History of the Sierra Nevada, Revised and Updated
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ISBN: 9780520253957

ISBN-10: 0520253957

ISBN-13: 9780520253957

Edition: 2nd 2007

Authors: Francis P. Farquhar, Francis Peloubet Farquhar

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From the time it was sighted by Spanish explorers in the eighteenth century through the creation of the John Muir trail, the building of the Hetch Hetchy Dam, and the founding of the Sierra Club, the great snowy range of California has provided fulfillment to generations of trappers, immigrants, engineers, naturalists, and tourists. Now a mountaineering classic, this pioneering book was the first to synthesize into a single, riveting narrative all of the varied aspects of human endeavor related to the history of the Sierra Nevada. Thoroughly illustrated with photographs, drawings, and maps, the book continues to be indispensable for any lover of the high country.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 278
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




The Sierra Nevada



Indians of the Sierra Nevada



Spanish Discovery and Exploration



Jedediah Smith and the First Crossing of the Sierra



Joseph Walker and Zenas Leonard



The First Immigrants and their Struggles



Fremont's Wanderings



Gold and the Way to the Mines



Mariposa and Yosemite



Big Trees



Opening of the Passes



The Central Pacific Railroad



A Scene of Wonder and Curiosity



The Whitney Survey



Clarence King's Mountaineering



John Muir and the Range of Light



Mount Whitney



Further Exploring and Climbing



National Parks and Forests



The Sierra Club and the High Sierra



Utilization and Recreation


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