A Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California

About this film

LibriVox recording of A Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California by John Muir. Read in English by Michele Fry. This article, a walking tour of the Cañon including many charcoal illustrations, was published in the Century Illlustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 43, Nov - April 1881-82. A national park on the lines proposed herein by Mr. Muir, eventually named Sequoia and King's Canyon National Park, was established by Act of Congress, dated October 1, 1890.(Summary by Michele Fry) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (32MB)

Directors & creators

John Muir

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;California; bears; mountain climbing; sequoia; tehiptee valley; king's canyon; crescent meadow; mt. whitney; tyndall canyon; paradise canyon; kearsarge; visalia; high sierra trail

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