Crow's Range
Subtitle: An Environmental History Of The Sierra Nevada
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Published: November 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780874175622
Subjects: History of specific subjects; The Environment; Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. a; Human ecology; Development - Sustainable Development; United States - State & Local - West; Nature; Business / Economics / Finance; Nature/Ecology; California; Mountains; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Natural Resources; Conservation of natural resources; Sierra Nevada Region (Calif. and Nev.); Conservation of natural resour; Environmental conditions
First sentence: Here are some environmental basics about the Sierra to get to a common starting point.
Description: "Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada's geologic beginnings and various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a lively, readable, and deeply informed account of the history, environmental challenges, and political controversies that lie behind the breathtaking scenery of the Sierra."--Jacket.