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The Lake of the Sky

by George Wharton James

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  1. 1Lake Tahoe in the High — Sierras of California and Nevada
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Lake Tahoe
  4. 4Chapter II — Frémont and the Discovery of Lake Tahoe
  5. 5Chapter III — The Indians of Lake Tahoe
  6. 6Chapter IV — Indian Legends of the Tahoe Region
  7. 7Chapter V — The Various Names of Lake Tahoe
  8. 8Chapter VI — John le Conte’s Physical Studies of Lake Tahoe
  9. 9Chapter VII — How Lake Tahoe Was Formed
  10. 10Chapter VIII — The Glacial History of Lake Tahoe
  11. 11Chapter IX — The Lesser Lakes of the Tahoe Region and How They Were…
  12. 12Chapter X — Donner Lake and Its Tragic History
  13. 13Chapter XI — Lake Tahoe and the Truckee River
  14. 14Chapter XII — By Rail to Lake Tahoe
  15. 15Chapter XIII — The Wishbone Automobile Route to and Around Lake Tahoe
  16. 16Chapter XIV — Tahoe Tavern
  17. 17Chapter XV — Trail Trips in the Tahoe Region
  18. 18Chapter XVI — Camping-Out Trips in the Tahoe Region
  19. 19Chapter XVII — Historic Tahoe Towns
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — By Steamer Around Lake Tahoe
  21. 21Chapter XIX — Deer Park Springs
  22. 22Chapter XX — Rubicon Springs
  23. 23Chapter XXI — Emerald Bay and Camp
  24. 24Chapter XXII — Al-Tahoe
  25. 25Chapter XXIII — Glen Alpine Springs
  26. 26Chapter XXIV — Fallen Leaf Lake and Its Resorts
  27. 27Chapter XXV — Lakeside Park
  28. 28Chapter XXVI — Glenbrook and Marlette Lake
  29. 29Chapter XXVII — Carnelian Bay and Tahoe Country Club
  30. 30Chapter XXVIII — Fishing in the Lakes of the Tahoe Region
  31. 31Chapter XXIX — Hunting at Lake Tahoe
  32. 32Chapter XXX — The Flowers of the Tahoe Region
  33. 33Chapter XXXI — The Chaparral of the Tahoe Region
  34. 34Chapter XXXII — How to Distinguish the Trees of the Tahoe Region
  35. 35Chapter XXXIII — The Birds and Animals of the Tahoe Region
  36. 36Chapter XXXIV — The Squaw Valley Mining Excitement
  37. 37Chapter XXXV — The Frémont Howitzer and Lake Tahoe
  38. 38Chapter XXXVI — The Mount Rose Observatory
  39. 39Chapter XXXVII — Lake Tahoe in Winter
  40. 40Chapter XXXVIII — Lake Tahoe as a Summer Residence
  41. 41Chapter XXXIX — The Tahoe National Forest
  42. 42Chapter XL — Public Use of the Waters of Lake Tahoe
  43. 43Appendix
  44. 44Chapter B — Mark Twain and the Forest Rangers
  45. 45Chapter C — Thomas Starr King at Lake Tahoe
  46. 46Chapter D — Joseph Leconte at Lake Tahoe
  47. 47Chapter E — John Vance Cheney at Lake Tahoe
  48. 48Chapter F — The Resorts of Lake Tahoe

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