History of the Sierra Nevada
Title | History of the Sierra Nevada PDF eBook |
Author | Francis P. Farquhar |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2007-10-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520253957 |
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.
Selected Bibliography of the Sierra Nevada
Title | Selected Bibliography of the Sierra Nevada PDF eBook |
Author | Harvey, Hartesveldt, Heath and Stanley, Inc |
Publisher | |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | Natural history |
ISBN |
History of the Sierra Nevada
Title | History of the Sierra Nevada PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Peloubet Farquhar |
Publisher | |
Pages | 262 |
Release | 1965 |
Genre | Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) |
ISBN |
An Annotated Bibliography of Significant Literature Relating to the Sierra Nevada
Title | An Annotated Bibliography of Significant Literature Relating to the Sierra Nevada PDF eBook |
Author | Esther Ellen Boyd |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Nevada, an Annotated Bibliography
Title | Nevada, an Annotated Bibliography PDF eBook |
Author | Stanley W. Paher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 600 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Nevada |
ISBN |
Sierra Nevada Natural History
Title | Sierra Nevada Natural History PDF eBook |
Author | Tracy Irwin Storer |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 2023-11-15 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
The magnificent and much-loved Sierra Nevada, called the "Range of Light" by John Muir, is the dominant feature on the California landscape. First published forty years ago, this handbook has become an enduring natural history classic, used by thousands to learn more about virtually every aspect of this spectacular mountain range--from its superb flora and fauna to its rugged topography. Comprehensive yet concise and portable, the book describes hundreds of species: trees and shrubs, flowering plants and ferns, fungi and lichens, insects and fish, amphibians and reptiles, and birds and mammals. Now completely updated and revised, it will continue to be the essential guide to the Sierra Nevada for a new generation of hikers, campers, tourists, naturalists, students, and teachers--everyone who wants to know more about this unique and beautiful mountain range. * Describes more than 750 of the species most likely to be encountered with more than 500 new color photographs and 218 detailed black-and-white drawings * Includes engaging and accessible introductory sections on Sierra Nevada topography, climate, geological history, and human history * The compact, updated species accounts make identification easy, provide informative remarks on ecology and life history, and note which species are threatened or endangered
Nevada
Title | Nevada PDF eBook |
Author | Stanley W. Paher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Mormon Church |
ISBN | 9780913814260 |