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S'està carregant… History of the Sierra Nevadade Francis P. Farquhar
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Referències a aquesta obra en fonts externes. Wikipedia en anglès (18)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. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)979.4400943History and Geography North America Great Basin and West Coast U.S. California East central countiesLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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There are many interesting stories gathered together here in one source: Accounts of the first non-natives to discover Yosemite, the Calaveras Big Trees, the survey of California by J.D. Whitney, among many. It also introduces such famous California historical figures as John Muir, and tells their stories.
I give History of the Sierra Nevada three and a half stars chiefly due to the disjointed nature of this history; Farquhar is forever skipping around, often leaving a paragraph with something like "...more about that in a later chapter." He does this over and over, to the point where it takes you out of the topic that you are currently reading on. I think a more accurate title would be "Collected Histories of the Sierra Nevada". While it may be a good thing in some regards that most of the chapters can stand 100% on their own, without knowledge of any prior or following chapters, it makes the overall reading too disjointed and difficult to stay engaged. ( )