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(More customer reviews)Living in the Mother Lode here in the beautiful Sierras I fell in love with this book the moment it hit my hands. Had just come from Sonora east of where I live and stopped on Jack Ass Hill and looked at Mark Twains small one room cabin. A place that I actually would have moved into as a squatter had I ever been able to.
And this book will tell you why he and so many others loved the area the moment they came here. And so many of the black and white photos that are at the top of each new chapter reminded me of the ones my late friend Ansel Adams had taken.
Even if you never come here to visit this area please read the book and get a glimpse of why we and those like Mark Twain, John Muir Teddy Roosevelt and others loved the place so much.
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This beautiful literary collection explores the spectacular natural features of Yosemite through the eyes of some of the most extraordinarily talented writers. In 1851, Lafayette Bunnell chronicled his travels with the Mariposa Battalion, the first non-natives to visit Yosemite Valley. Following in his footsteps, Theodore Roosevelt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mark Twain, Clarence King, Frederick Law Olmsted, Joaquin Miller, and Horace Greeley made their pilgrimages and were moved to recount their observations. Included here as well is the work of John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club, whose love for Yosemite led to the establishment of Yosemite National Park in 1890.This lyrical book is a tribute to Yosemite's gorgeous landscape and will be a joy to everyone who loves this special piece of America.
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