Description
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. This mountaineering classic 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: Francis P. Farquhar
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.93h x 6.09w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9780520253957
ISBN10: 0520253957
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
Author: Francis P. Farquhar
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 278
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.93h x 6.09w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9780520253957
ISBN10: 0520253957
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
About the Author
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.