King of the 40th Parallel: Discovery in the American West
This book recounts the life and achievements of Clarence King, widely recognized as one of the most gifted Americans of his era. King's genius, singular accomplishments, and near-death adventures unfold in a narrative centered on his personal relationship with his lifelong friend, James Gardner. The two, upon completing their studies at Yale, traveled by wagon train across the continent and worked a few years with the California Geological Survey. King went on to establish the Geological...
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This book recounts the life and achievements of Clarence King, widely recognized as one of America’s most gifted intellectuals of the nineteenth century, and a legendary figure in the American West. King led landmark precursory surveys that positioned him to become the founding director of the U.S. Geological Survey, the most important government science agency in the nation.
ForewordixPrefacexiAcknowledgmentsxviiList of AbbreviationsxxiIntroduction: A Bird of Paradise11A Youthful Alliance62Ablebodied Men283Gold and Guns484Almost Inaccessible to Man785Grand Cold Fury of the Sierra1086Mirage and Blizzard1237Fever on the Desert1388True Ice and False Summit1859An Unparalleled Fraud22110Pushed with the Utmost Vigor25211Rocky Triangulation27112A Grand Fusion29513Epilogue309Appendixes331Notes351References Cited363Index371
