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Clarence King

Clarence Rivers King (January 6, 1842 – December 24, 1901) was an American geologist, mountaineer, and author. He was the first director of the United States Geological Survey from 1879 to 1881. Nominated by Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes, King was noted for his exploration of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Provided by Wikipedia

Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada / by Clarence King

Participants: King, Clarence 1842-1901 [ VerfasserIn ]
Published: 1872

The Pacific tourist : Williams' illustrated trans-continental guide of travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Containing full description of railroad routes across the continent, all pleasure resorts and places of most noted scenery in the far west, also of all cities, towns, villages, U.S. forts springs, lakes, mountains, routes of summer travel, best localities for hunting, fishing, sporting, and enjoyment, with all needful information for the pleasure traveller, miner, settler, or business man; a complete traveler's guide of the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, and all points of business or pleasure travel ... / by Henry T. Williams, Editor. With special contributions by Prof. F. V. Hayden, Maj. J. W. Powell, Clarence King, Capt Dutton, A. C. Peale, Joaquin Miller, J. B. Davis, F. E. Scheater. Illustrations by Thomas Moran, A. C. Warren, W. Snyder, F. Schell, H. W. Troy, A. Will. Engravings by Meeder & Chubb.

Participants: Williams, Henry T. [ HerausgeberIn ]; Hayden, Ferdinand V. 1829-1887 [ Sonstige ]; Powell, John Wesley 1834-1902 [ Sonstige ]; King, Clarence 1842-1901 [ Sonstige ]; Moran, Thomas 1837-1926 [ IllustratorIn ]; ...
Published: 1876

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