History of the Sierra Nevada, Revised and Updated

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-10-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:278
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520253957

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Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

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Francis P. Farquhar (1887-1974) was a renowned mountaineer, former president of the Sierra Club, and author of several guidebooks to the Sierra Nevada. Mt. Francis Farquhar in Kings Canyon National Park is named in his honor.

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"With competence born of a deep affection and hard-won knowledge of the mountains, Farquhar has produced the book to read about California's high country."

Innehållsförteckning

I. THE SIERRA NEVADAII. INDIANS OF THE SIERRA NEVADAIII. SPANISH DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATIONIV. JEDEDIAH SMITH AND THE FIRST CROSSING OF THE SIERRAV. JOSEPH WALKER AND ZENAS LEONARDVI. THE FIRST IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR STRUGGLESVII. FREMONT's WANDERINGSVIII. GOLD AND THE WAY TO THE MINESIX. MARIPOSA AND YOSEMITEX. BIG TREESXI. OPENING OF THE PASSESXII. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROADXIII. A SCENE OF WONDER AND CURIOSITYXIV. THE WHITNEY SURVEYXV. CLARENCE KING'S MOUNTAINEERINGXVI. JOHN MUIR AND THE RANGE OF LIGHTXVII. MOUNT WHITNEYXVIII. FURTHER EXPLORING AND CLIMBINGXIX. NATIONAL PARKS AND FORESTSXX. THE SIERRA CLUB AND THE HIGH SIERRAXXI. UTILIUTION AND RECREATIONENVOY