Historic Yosemite National Park: The Stories Behind One of America's Great Treasures

by Tracy Salcedo Chourre and Tracy Salcedo

Book Overview

The history of Yosemite National Park is as compelling as the waterfalls, monoliths, and peaks that have mesmerized visitors for more than a century. But what hikers see today in the iconic Yosemite Valley, as well as on the peaks in the high country and within the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, is a world away from the place Native Americans once called Ahwahnee, and from what gold-seekers and mountain men looked upon in the park's earliest days.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493018116
• ISBN13: 9781493018116
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"