A Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
A Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California by John Muir: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 4 original MP3 tracks, 1:09:25 running time and a link to listen.
A Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California, credited to John Muir, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
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)
Recording facts
- Recording title: A Rival of the Yosemite – The Cañon of the south fork of King’s River, California
- Author credits: John Muir
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 4
- Listed recording duration: 1:09:25
Catalogue topics
- California
- bears
- mountain climbing
- sequoia
- tehiptee valley
- king's canyon
- crescent meadow
- mt. whitney
Track guide
- 01 - Part I. It's General Character; Trip to the Valley — 15:54
- 02 - Part II. Chief Features: Valley Floor; Tyndall Cañon, Paradise Cañon, A Summer Scene — 21:27
- 03 - Part III. From Yosemite to King's River; Destructive Tendencies; Game and Sport — 17:04
- 04 - Part IV. Excursions from the Valley: Mts. Tyndall, Kearsarge, and Whitney; Tehipitee Valley; Need of Another Great National Park — 15:00
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