Description: This is a listing for lots of 10 copies of The Mammoth Trees of Calaveras. by J. M. Hutchings. An excerpt from Hutchings' larger work, Scenes of Wonder & Curiosity in California, centering just on this bigtree grove to show how early tourists traveled there by river steamer and stagecoach. We hear of early attempts to exploit the grove's wonders by cutting the bark from the giants and shipping it to the East for exhibition, a move widely deplored by the abundant tree-lovers of that time. Also tells of the efforts to cut down one of the huge and tall trees, using a stump as a dance floor for 32 people, and putting a bowling lane along a fallen trunk. Our author had been deeply involved in the tourist movement, having led the first tourist party into nearby Yosemite, operating a hotel there, and publishing the California Magazine. Illustrations from period sources. 24 pages.ISBN-10: 0-89646-050-9. ISBN-13: 978-0-89646-050-8. This book is listed by the publisher at $3.95 per copy. Multi-copy purchases here are much lower as shown. The book is listed as brand new as it is from publisher's inventory and has never circulated. Ships via U.S. media mail to U.S. addresses only. If order is needed before stated handling time, email your needs before ordering as we can usually comply--we will email our response; we just don't want to suggest more than what we might be able to do in case we're in a crunch or on a trip. Want fewer copies? See other listing on eBay. For more titles on nature, outdoors, American history see the VistaBooks Outlet store. Also, medleys of multiple titles are available there for themes of Western Americana, Colorado, Yosemite, Native American, national parks, maritime, Nevada/Great Basin, Lake Tahoe/Virginia City NV, Hawaii, California, exploring/mountaineering, Yellowstone/Grand Teton, John Muir.Thanks for looking,--vistabooksman
Price: 15 USD
Location: Silverthorne, Colorado
End Time: 2024-12-17T17:20:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
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Book Title: The Mammoth Trees of Calaveras
Book Series: VistaBooks history reprints
Original Language: English
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Paperback
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Item Height: 9 in
Personalized: No
Features: engravings illustrations
Topic: Trees
Unit Quantity: 1
Item Width: 6 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: VistaBooks
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: History Reprint
Type: Descriptive
Era: 1800s
Author: J. M. Hutchings
Genre: History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 24
