Author: Joseph Grinnell
Publisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 550

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Author: Robin L. Bunch
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 50

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Author: Joseph Grinnell
Publisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 612

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Author: David C. Antonucci
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781463765699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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Fairest Picture is the book Mark Twain fans and Lake Tahoe enthusiasts have longed for. For the first time, a single volume brings together Mark Twain and his favorite lake, Lake Tahoe. Inside you will find little known facts and newly discovered information about Mark Twain's experiences and adventures at Lake Tahoe that cannot be found in any other books or on the web. You will read about Mark Twain's Lake Tahoe of the early 1860s, how it is different today and still the same in many ways. We solve the riddle of where Mark Twain was camped and located his timber claim on the North Shore, exactly as he told the story in Roughing It and letters home. We describe Mark Twain's subsequent trips to Lake Tahoe as a reporter for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise and locate the hotels where he stayed and what he did while he was here as a tourist. We provide maps and directions to 12 Mark Twain places at Lake Tahoe and the surrounding area so that scholars and enthusiasts can visit these sites, see what Mark Twain saw and experience the same feelings that inspired him to write so eloquently about the lake. Inside is a complete listing of all known Mark Twain quotations about Lake Tahoe in his writings and lectures together with interpretation and context. We closely examine and debunk the many myths and tall tales about Mark Twain at Lake Tahoe and in particular, the often repeated East Shore timber claim legend. Readers will have a much deeper appreciation Mark Twain and the Lake Tahoe region, a place where he found his voice as a writer and humorist and went on to become one of America's greatest authors.

Author: Harvey, Hartesveldt, Heath and Stanley, Inc
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 154

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Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 722

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Author: Thomas C. Winter
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Category : Lakes
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: Real Estate Research Corporation
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Category : Externalities (Economics)
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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Author: Rose Mortimer Ellzey MacDonald
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Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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Author: Michael J. Makley
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 9780874178500
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 189

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Lake Tahoe is one of the scenic wonders of the American West, a sapphire jewel that attracts millions of visitors each year. But the lake drew Native Americans to its summer shores for millennia, as well as more recent fortune hunters, scientists, and others. A Short History of Lake Tahoe recounts the long, fascinating history of Lake Tahoe. Author Michael J. Makley examines the geology and natural history of the lake and introduces the people who shaped its history, including the Washoe Indians and such colorful characters as Mark Twain and legendary teamster Hank Monk, and later figures like entertainer Frank Sinatra and Olympic skier Julia Mancuso. He also covers the development of the lake's surrounding valley, including the impacts of mining, logging, and tourism, and the economic, political, and social controversies regarding the use and misuse of the lake's resources. Generously illustrated with historic photographs, this book is an engaging introduction to one of the most magnificent sites in the world. It also illuminates the challenges of protecting natural beauty and a fragile environment while preserving public access and a viable economy in the surrounding communities.