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Nature's Mountain Mansion: Wonder, Wrangles, Bloodshed and Bellyaching from Nineteenth-Century Yosemite - New Anthology by Sierra College History Instructor

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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ROCKLIN, Calif., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new anthology, entitled Nature's Mountain Mansion: Wonder, Wrangles, Bloodshed and Bellyaching from Nineteenth-Century Yosemite, chronicles the often-surprising history of Yosemite in the 19th century. The book, edited by Gary Noy and published by the University of Nebraska Press, Sierra College history instructor, is 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. While there are volumes that provide readings about Yosemite in the nineteenth century, few provide critical -- sometimes even disparaging --eyewitness reflections on the Yosemite experience, and none include excerpts from the government documents that defined the future of the park, such as the Yosemite Valley Grant Act of 1864. That is, until now – with Nature's Mountain Mansion.

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  • A new anthology, entitled Nature's Mountain Mansion: Wonder, Wrangles, Bloodshed and Bellyaching from Nineteenth-Century Yosemite, chronicles the often-surprising history of Yosemite in the 19th century.
  • ROCKLIN, Calif., Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A new anthology, entitled Nature's Mountain Mansion: Wonder, Wrangles, Bloodshed and Bellyaching from Nineteenth-Century Yosemite, chronicles the often-surprising history of Yosemite in the 19th century.
  • Gary Noy has taught history at Sierra Community College, headquartered in Rocklin, California, for more than three decades.
  • Sierra College serves 3,200 square miles of Northern CA with campuses in Roseville, Rocklin, Grass Valley, and Truckee.