[PDF] Charles L Weed Yosemites First Photographer eBook

Author : Richard J. Orsi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 32,25 MB
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520339878

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A century and a quarter ago, the national park idea was born when Abraham Lincoln signed legislation setting aside Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias "for public use, resort, and recreation inalienable for all time." Over the next decade, the Yosemite park commissioners had to fight private land claims to the valley. By 1890, however, a public park system was firmly established in California when the Yosemite high country and much of what is now Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks were set aside as federally protected, public preserves. This collection of essays and photographs, originally published as a special issue of California History, documents the creation and management of California's first three national parks. As the essays remind us, the issues of park development so hotly debated today were raised first in Yosemite nearly a century ago. Yosemite's significance in landscape art, its role in the development of western tourism, and its promotion as one of the great icons of American culture are among the other major themes discussed here.

Author : Leroy Radanovich
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 18,89 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738528779

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A natural wonder hewn by glaciers from the granite slopes of the western Sierra Nevada, Yosemite Valley reveals the power and beauty of nature's hand. Here, in the sublime "Incomparable Valley" of naturalist John Muir, alpine forests frame the legendary sites of Half Dome, El Capitan, Bridalveil Falls, Yosemite Falls, and other massive stone clefts. These marvels of rock and water have inspired writers, artists, and photographers ever since the American discovery of the valley by gold miners of the Mariposa Battalion acting as militia in l850. Within four years, Americans who realized the commercial value of Yosemite Valley began developing lodging facilities and promoting it as a tourist destination. Concerned Californians encouraged President Lincoln to grant the valley and the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees to the State of California for the formation of a state park. This led to the creation of Yosemite National Park in l890.

Author : Ted Orland
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 49,10 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Art
ISBN :

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An artist's survival guide, written by and for working artists.

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Publisher : National Park Service Division of Publications
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 19,60 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN :

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Cover title reads: Yosemite: Official National Park Handbook. Spine title reads: Yosemite National Park. Part 1 introduces the park and its early conservationist champion, John Muir. Part 2 explores the park's natural and cultural history. Part 3 presents concise guide and reference materials, including a full-color map of the park.

Author : Dayton Duncan
Publisher : Yosemite Conservancy
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 39,68 MB
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1930238428

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It's now a given that Americans—and people the world over—would seek to preserve their sacred, special places. One hundred fifty years ago, however, it was definitely not a foregone conclusion that the awe-inspiring granite cliffs, astounding waterfalls, and sublime sequoias of Yosemite would be protected. This idea of preservation was the national park idea; an idea that started from a seed, a seed that was planted in Yosemite. It was through the efforts of people like James Mason Hutchings, Galen Clark, Frederick Law Olmsted, John Muir, and Theodore Roosevelt among others that the world learned of Yosemite, flocked to it, nearly destroyed it, and ultimately saved it. These fascinating characters and their remarkable stories are skillfully woven together in this beautiful volume, created expressly to capture the wonder of Yosemite and to inspire future generations to do their part for wild places.

Author : Weston J. Naef
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 17,9 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 0892369450

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This is an illustrated volume that takes readers on a tour through Yosemite Valley from the view at Inspiration Point to the panorama high above the valley at Glacier Point, all from the perspective of one of Yosemite's first surveyors.