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Yosemite Biographies

Yosemite has an incredible history behind it, and these figures play heavily into its past and present.
Ansel Adams: An Autobiography
ISBN: 9780821222416
Publisher: Ansel Adams
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: February 01, 1996

Ansel Adams is world-famous for his exquisite black-and-white photogrpahy of Yosemite and other locales, and this autobiography is a great way to get closer to the man who defined the early look of National park photography. - Jerry Fieldsted, bookseller
$
16.99    
 
John Muir: Magnificent Tramp by Rod Miller
ISBN: 9780765310729
Publisher: Forge
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: May 26, 2009

Miller's biography brings the legendary John Muir to life.  The book excellently covers Muir's trek to becoming the naturalist and conservationist he is renowned for now, and offers many new insights into the man himself. - Jerry Fieldsted, bookseller
$
12.95    
Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rock Climber by Steve Roper
ISBN: 9780898865875
Publisher: The Mountaineers Books
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: December 1, 1998

Roper is one of the "Golden Age" climbers in the Park, and his fascinating book details out this amazing history.  Well worth a read if you're a climber, or are interested in the mountaineering feats of some of the best! - Jerry Fieldsted, bookseller 
$
18.95    

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