The Sierra Nevada Before History - Ancient Landscapes, Early Peoples Desert Gardening It gives the topographic map

It gives the topographic map on which to find each of the almost 3000 place names

You will not be able to find many of these locations in any other publication because they have been so fiercely protected by the powers that be

including detailed clinical descriptions of conditions that threaten sheep populations

Indian people

The geology is summed up in a separate chapter

The Sierra Nevada Before History - Ancient Landscapes, Early Peoples Desert Gardening It gives the topographic mapThe early story of California's glorious Sierra Nevada is unlike any other. From its formation by deep convection currents, moving crustal plates, and upwelling magmas, to the survival strategies of native Californians before Europeans came, the Sierra's beginnings were dramatic. Using nontechnical language, author Louise Jackson describes the geology, natural history, and early anthropology of this major mountain range, where unique plants and