The Lake of the Sky The Lake of the Sky

The Lake of the Sky

George Wharton James
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The Lake of the Sky

George Wharton James, prolific popular lecturer, photographer and journalist (1858-1923)


This ebook presents «The Lake of the Sky», from George Wharton James. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Dedication

- Introduction

- Why The Lake Of The Sky

- Frémont And The Discovery Of Lake Tahoe

- The Indians Of Lake Tahoe

- Indian Legends Of The Tahoe Region

- The Various Names Of Lake Tahoe

- John Le Conte's Physical Studies Of Lake Tahoe

- How Lake Tahoe Was Formed

- The Glacial History Of Lake Tahoe

- The Lesser Lakes Of The Tahoe Region And How They Were Formed

- Donner Lake And Its Tragic History

- Lake Tahoe And The Truckee River

- By Rail To Lake Tahoe

- The Wishbone Automobile Route To And Around Lake Tahoe

- Tahoe Tavern

- Trail Trips In The Tahoe Region

- Camping-out Trips In The Tahoe Region

- Historic Tahoe Towns

- By Steamer Around Lake Tahoe

- Deer Park Springs

- Rubicon Springs

- Emerald Bay And Camp

- Al Tahoe

- Glen Alpine Springs

- Fallen Leaf Lake And Its Resorts

- Lakeside Park

- Glenbrook And Marlette Lake

- Carnelian Bay And Tahoe Country Club

- Fishing In The Lakes Of The Tahoe Region

- Hunting At Lake Tahoe

- The Flowers Of The Tahoe Region

- The Chaparral Of The Tahoe Region

- How To Distinguish The Trees Of The Tahoe Region

- The Birds And Animals Of The Tahoe Region

- The Squaw Valley Mining Excitement

- The Frémont Howitzer And Lake Tahoe

- The Mount Rose Observatory

- Lake Tahoe In Winter

- Lake Tahoe As A Summer Residence

- The Tahoe National Forest

- Public Use Of The Waters Of Lake Tahoe

- Appendix

- Chapter A. Mark Twain At Lake Tahoe

- Chapter B. Mark Twain And The Forest Rangers

- Chapter C. Thomas Starr King At Lake Tahoe

- Chapter D. Joseph Leconte At Lake Tahoe

- Chapter E. John Vance Cheney At Lake Tahoe

- Chapter F. The Resorts Of Lake Tahoe

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2015
February 12
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
501
Pages
PUBLISHER
The Perfect Library
SELLER
FB PUBLISHING LLC
SIZE
785.1
KB

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