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A bona fide classic, originally published in 1872, Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada is still exciting reading. It describes the perils and pleasures experienced by Clarence King (1842–1901) while conducting the first geological survey of California in the 1860s. His language was equal to the marvels he found, and here with unfading brilliance are his accounts of scaling such mountains as Tyndall, Shasta, and Whitney. The chapters on the Yosemite Valley and surrounding High Sierras were written while he was surveying the boundaries of a newly designated national park. There are also delightful vignettes of western characters, including a Sierra artist and a family of Pike County hog farmers.
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Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada, Clarence King, Francis P. Farquhar, James M. Shebl
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 1997
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
Metody płatności
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- Tytuł
- Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
- Język
- angielski
- Wydawca
- Bison Books
- Rok wydania
- 1997
- Oprawa
- miękka
- Liczba stron
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0803277830
- ISBN13
- 9780803277830
- Seria
- Ocena
- 4 z 5
- Opis
- A bona fide classic, originally published in 1872, Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada is still exciting reading. It describes the perils and pleasures experienced by Clarence King (1842–1901) while conducting the first geological survey of California in the 1860s. His language was equal to the marvels he found, and here with unfading brilliance are his accounts of scaling such mountains as Tyndall, Shasta, and Whitney. The chapters on the Yosemite Valley and surrounding High Sierras were written while he was surveying the boundaries of a newly designated national park. There are also delightful vignettes of western characters, including a Sierra artist and a family of Pike County hog farmers.