The mule men
Subtitle: a history of stock packing in the Sierra Nevada
By: Louise A. Jackson.
Publisher: Mountain Press Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Missoula, Mont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.); Shipment of goods -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History.; Outfitting industry -- Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- History.; Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Commerce -- History.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-239) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Of men, mules, and mountains; title: The packing business : an overview; title: A history of Sierra packing; title: The Spanish in California, 1769-1806; title: Early American mulers, 1827-1847; title: Packers in gold country, 1848-1870s; title: Mules and the military, 1850s-1914; title: The birth of recreational outfitting, 1870s-1890s; title: Growth of the packing industry, 1890s-1910s; title: Early Sierra Club outings, 1902-1920s; title: Competition and cooperation, 1920s-1950s; title: Land use and protection; title: The conservation movement in the Sierra Nevada, 1875-1906; title: Federal land management, 1906-1950s; title: Self-regulation and compliance in the packing industry, 1920s-1950s; title: The packing life; title: Making a go of it; title: "Characters"; title: Mules and their tales; title: The good, the bad, and the Park Service; title: Trail stories; title: In the backcountry (rewards); title: Afterword; title: Appendix A : pack outfits of the southern Sierra Nevada, 1850s-1950s; title: Appendix B : backcountry recreational campsites, 1850-1950.