NATURE'S MOUNTAIN MANSION: Wonder, Wrangles, Bloodshed, and Bellyaching from Nineteenth-Century Yosemite

The first anthology on Yosemite that focuses exclusively on the nineteenth century, the critical period in which Yosemite was "discovered" by an expanding nation and transformed into one of the country's most visited national parks. Collects selections from fiction, non-fiction and government documents. 36 pages of photos.