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The Neverending Treasures of Yosemite (Illustrated Edition) - cover

The Neverending Treasures of Yosemite (Illustrated Edition)

John Muir

Publisher: Madison & Adams Press

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Summary

In 1903 Muir took one of the most significant camping trips with, then president, Theodore Roosevelt. This trip persuaded Roosevelt to return "Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove to federal protection as part of Yosemite National Park". Yosemite National Park is spanning across the eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera and counties in the central eastern portion of the U.S. state of California. It also reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain. This collection is dedicated to one of Muir's favorite places ever, Yosemite National Park.
Contents:
The Yosemite
Our National Parks
Features of the Proposed Yosemite National Park
A Rival of the Yosemite
The Treasures of the Yosemite
Yosemite Glaciers
Yosemite in Winter
Yosemite in Spring
Available since: 04/22/2019.
Print length: 455 pages.

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