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Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada. (Bison Book)
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada - Bison Book Author:Clarence King Clarence King (born 1842) of Rhode Island rode horseback across the continent in 1863. In California, he was hired to work on Whitney's geological survey of the state, beginning the adventures recorded in this book. Includes ascents of Mount Tyndall, Mount Shasta, and Mount Whitney; survey of Yosemite Valley; and field trips in the Merced Valley... more » as well as anecdotes of the mountains' people and natural history.« less