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The Book Count 2021
The full title for the book is The Yosemite Guide Book: A Description of the Yosemite Valley and the Adjacent Region of the Sierra Nevada, and of the Big Trees of California...Published by Authority of the Legislature. The book was published in 1871 based on a survey done in the summer and fall of 1866. It was six month backpacking trip. The trip was taken before the stage coach roads were built so they had to follow some hiking trails in. The guide did give some helpful information on how long the trip took from Sacramento depending on which route you chose. Some of the information was pretty funny. Some of the information was downright wrong based on subsequent information. I think the biggest bit of misinformation was the passage on how it was impossible for Glaciers to have formed Yosemite Valley. It was interesting to find out that most of the names we know today were fully realized in 1866. There were one or two I didn't recognize, but most of them are the names we know today.

The author used latitude and longitude to describe exactly where Yosemite was located. He did use the latin names for all the flora and fauna he saw. The whole book was quite draw, but it was a good exercise in compare and contrast.

I read a reprint of the original manuscript made by University of Michigan press. What the UM Press did was xerox the old book and put it out. So the type for the book was incredibly tiny. I wish they had just typed it out fresh in a normal font.

This book is only recommended if you are doing a deep, deep dive into the history of Yosemite.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm

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The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 01-04-2021, 09:37 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 01-04-2021, 02:10 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 01-04-2021, 02:58 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 01-10-2021, 01:51 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 01-10-2021, 06:09 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by thatguy - 01-11-2021, 11:33 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by thatguy - 03-31-2021, 03:13 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 04-01-2021, 01:31 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 01-16-2021, 05:12 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 01-11-2021, 03:58 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by King Bob - 01-12-2021, 09:59 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 01-12-2021, 10:11 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 01-12-2021, 10:36 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by King Bob - 01-20-2021, 08:55 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 02-01-2021, 03:28 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 02-01-2021, 03:58 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 02-01-2021, 05:05 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 02-01-2021, 05:33 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 02-01-2021, 05:50 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 02-01-2021, 06:06 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 02-15-2021, 08:42 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 02-15-2021, 08:45 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 02-15-2021, 03:37 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 02-15-2021, 03:59 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 02-15-2021, 10:56 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 02-15-2021, 11:01 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 02-26-2021, 04:02 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 03-15-2021, 10:09 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 03-15-2021, 12:36 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 03-15-2021, 01:18 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 03-15-2021, 01:46 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 03-15-2021, 02:14 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 03-15-2021, 04:07 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by King Bob - 03-15-2021, 04:29 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 03-15-2021, 04:54 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 03-21-2021, 08:08 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 03-26-2021, 09:21 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 03-29-2021, 08:24 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 04-01-2021, 07:53 AM
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell - by Greg - 04-04-2021, 06:05 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 04-12-2021, 02:51 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 04-12-2021, 03:27 PM
Indexing by Seanan Macguire - by Greg - 04-13-2021, 07:01 AM
Dogs of Riga by Henning Mankell - by Greg - 04-14-2021, 06:12 AM
The Last Voice you Hear by Mick Herron - by Greg - 04-16-2021, 09:04 AM
The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Carey - by Greg - 04-18-2021, 06:31 AM
The Trials of Koli by M. R. Carey - by Greg - 04-22-2021, 01:18 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 04-23-2021, 07:53 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 04-26-2021, 07:16 AM
This is What Happened by Mick Herron - by Greg - 04-26-2021, 07:19 AM
White Tears by Hari Kunzru - by Greg - 04-29-2021, 01:12 PM
Why We Die by Mick Herron - by Greg - 05-02-2021, 07:06 AM
Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay - by Greg - 05-04-2021, 01:26 PM
Reconstruction by Mick Herron - by Greg - 05-07-2021, 01:06 PM
Survivor's Song by Paul Tremblay - by Greg - 05-10-2021, 06:00 AM
A Dark Matter by Doug Johnstone - by Greg - 05-12-2021, 01:14 PM
Tis Herself by Maureen O'Hara - by Greg - 05-15-2021, 11:07 AM
Ink and Sigil by Kevin Hearne - by Greg - 05-18-2021, 07:43 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 05-18-2021, 10:24 AM
The Little Sleep by Paul Tremblay - by Greg - 05-20-2021, 08:06 AM
Full Dark House by Christopher Fowler - by Greg - 05-30-2021, 06:11 AM
The Burning by Jane Casey - by Greg - 05-30-2021, 07:38 AM
The Reckoning by Jane Casey - by Greg - 06-02-2021, 03:14 PM
The Last Girl by Jane Casey - by Greg - 06-06-2021, 06:52 AM
The Stranger You Know by Jane Casey - by Greg - 06-07-2021, 08:33 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 06-07-2021, 11:26 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 06-07-2021, 12:10 PM
The Plea by Steve Cavanaugh - by Greg - 06-09-2021, 01:54 PM
Thirteen by Steve Cavanuagh - by Greg - 06-11-2021, 01:08 PM
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee - by Greg - 06-15-2021, 09:43 AM
Winter Tide by Ruthana Emrys - by Greg - 06-19-2021, 09:06 AM
The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths - by Greg - 06-20-2021, 07:05 AM
The Janus Stones by Elly Griffiths - by Greg - 06-21-2021, 11:02 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-23-2021, 07:24 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 06-23-2021, 08:21 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 06-23-2021, 09:05 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by King Bob - 06-23-2021, 09:17 PM
Ho! For Yo-Semite by Hank Johnston - by Greg - 06-25-2021, 07:23 AM
The Water Room by Christopher Fowler - by Greg - 06-25-2021, 02:15 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by King Bob - 06-25-2021, 04:06 PM
Gods without Men by Hari Kunzru - by Greg - 07-04-2021, 02:44 PM
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells - by Greg - 07-04-2021, 02:47 PM
Dead Man's Sins by Caimh McDonnell - by Greg - 07-14-2021, 07:08 AM
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker - by Greg - 07-16-2021, 03:34 PM
The Kill by Jane Casey - by Greg - 07-22-2021, 10:08 AM
Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey - by Greg - 07-26-2021, 07:17 AM
After The Fire by Jane Casey - by Greg - 07-26-2021, 07:23 AM
A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee - by Greg - 07-29-2021, 01:52 PM
Smoke and Ashes by Abir Mukherjee - by Greg - 08-04-2021, 08:41 AM
The Yosemite Guide Book... - by Greg - 08-05-2021, 08:17 AM
Death in the East by Abir Mukherjee - by Greg - 08-06-2021, 02:45 PM
The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buelhman - by Greg - 08-19-2021, 05:42 AM
Cruel Acts by Jane Casey - by Greg - 08-22-2021, 08:52 AM
The Cutting Place by Jane Casey - by Greg - 08-22-2021, 11:06 AM
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho - by Greg - 08-30-2021, 07:09 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by King Bob - 08-30-2021, 09:49 AM
City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty - by Greg - 09-05-2021, 06:59 AM
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro - by Greg - 09-07-2021, 07:13 AM
Radiance by Catherine Valente - by Greg - 09-15-2021, 03:58 PM
Indians of the Yosemite by Galen Clark - by Greg - 09-16-2021, 01:37 PM
The Heathens by Ace Atkins - by Greg - 09-22-2021, 10:22 AM
The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey - by Greg - 09-24-2021, 01:09 PM
Imperfect Union by Steve Inskeep - by Greg - 09-28-2021, 11:05 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 09-29-2021, 07:36 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 09-29-2021, 10:49 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 09-29-2021, 11:03 AM
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar - by Greg - 09-30-2021, 01:25 PM
Revenge of the Nerd by Curtis Armstrong - by Greg - 10-04-2021, 07:40 AM
Imperial San Francisco by Gray Brechin - by Greg - 10-07-2021, 04:23 PM
Devil's Garden by Ace Atkins - by Greg - 10-08-2021, 08:08 AM
Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty - by Greg - 10-18-2021, 09:07 AM
The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty - by Greg - 10-23-2021, 09:45 AM
West of Eden by David Robertson - by Greg - 10-29-2021, 02:09 PM
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik - by Greg - 10-30-2021, 08:38 AM
The Yosemite by John Muir - by Greg - 11-02-2021, 08:30 AM
Master of Djinn by P Djéli Clarke - by Greg - 11-04-2021, 09:51 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 11-04-2021, 03:18 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 11-04-2021, 03:21 PM
A Killing Frost by Seanan McGuire - by Greg - 11-07-2021, 07:47 AM
The Great Persuader by David Lavender - by Greg - 11-24-2021, 06:08 PM
Billy Summers by Stephen King - by Greg - 11-26-2021, 10:47 AM
Zero Day by C. Robert Cargill - by Greg - 11-29-2021, 09:33 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 12-09-2021, 02:20 PM
The Nameless Ones by John Connolly - by Greg - 12-09-2021, 02:27 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 12-16-2021, 11:21 AM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by thatguy - 12-16-2021, 01:18 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Dr. Ivor Yeti - 12-31-2021, 02:30 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by King Bob - 12-31-2021, 04:32 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 12-31-2021, 04:41 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by cranefly - 12-31-2021, 05:39 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by King Bob - 01-03-2022, 03:21 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 01-03-2022, 03:41 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 01-03-2022, 04:41 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Drunk Monk - 01-03-2022, 04:43 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 01-03-2022, 07:13 PM
RE: The Book Count 2021 - by Greg - 01-04-2022, 10:09 AM

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