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Author : Francis Peloubet Farquhar
Release : 1966
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Book Synopsis History of the Sierra Nevada. [1st Ed.], 2nd Printing by : Francis Peloubet Farquhar
Download or read book History of the Sierra Nevada. [1st Ed.], 2nd Printing written by Francis Peloubet Farquhar. This book was released on 1966. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Francis P. Farquhar
Release : 2007-10-15
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 957/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis History of the Sierra Nevada by : Francis P. Farquhar
Download or read book History of the Sierra Nevada written by Francis P. Farquhar. This book was released on 2007-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Verna R. Johnston
Release : 2000-12-25
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 884/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sierra Nevada by : Verna R. Johnston
Download or read book Sierra Nevada written by Verna R. Johnston. This book was released on 2000-12-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[This] book is indeed a 'naturalist's companion,' one which will enhance anyone's time in the Sierra Nevada. . . . Johnston focuses on what we are most likely to see by carefully choosing and then highlighting important and characteristic species; her descriptive passages are a pleasure."—Ann Zwinger, author of Yosemite: Valley of Thunder
Author : Francis Peloubet Farquhar
Release : 2003
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 147/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Books of the Colorado River & the Grand Canyon by : Francis Peloubet Farquhar
Download or read book The Books of the Colorado River & the Grand Canyon written by Francis Peloubet Farquhar. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-known bibliography describes the most siginficant works written about the Grand Canyon region.
Author : Peter Browning
Release : 1991
Genre : Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.)
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Book Rating : 193/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Place Names of the Sierra Nevada by : Peter Browning
Download or read book Place Names of the Sierra Nevada written by Peter Browning. This book was released on 1991. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years, the High Sierra has attracted a diverse group of travelers and residents who have explored its rivers, valleys, mountain peaks, lakes and passes. These names are clues to the colorful and unusual aspects of the area's past, and the people and events that shaped it.In 1926, the Sierra historian Francis Farquhar wrote Place Names of the High Sierra. Published by the Sierra Club, it quickly became a standard reference book. Since then, more than half the names on the present topographic maps of the Sierra have been created, but Farquhar died before he was able to complete his planned revision.Peter Browning, who was given access to Farquhar's extensive revision notes, has written an entirely new book on the place names of the Sierra Nevada. He has perused many original sources, including the place-names files of national parks and forests, the decision lists of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, and field notes of the U.S. Geological Survey topographers responsible for naming many of the features.This new book gives the derivation and lore associated with each name as well as quotes from many of the explorers and travelers of the Sierra Nevada.This book also has a very practical value. It gives the topographic map on which to find each of the almost 3000 place names. Altitudes of peaks, passes and lakes are given and each place is located by national park national forest, etc.
