Research Catalog

Title

Sunrise to paradise : the story of Mount Rainier National Park / Ruth Kirk.

Author

Kirk, Ruth, 1925-2018

Publication

Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©1999.

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Details

Description

xi, 140 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps; 29 cm

Summary

"Mount Rainier is the fifth highest peak in the United States outside of Alaska, and it soars higher above its immediate base than does any other in the lower forty-eight. Its geological and glacial origins and current ecological health are described in the book, as is the century-old stewardship of Mount Rainier National Park. Its stories include accounts by Native people such as Saluskin and Wapowety, climbers from John Muir and Fay Fuller to Willi Unsoeld and Lou Whittaker, and entrepreneurs from the Longmire family to Paul Sceva. Here, too, are the tales of scientists and tourists, park rangers and volunteers. A wealth of illustrations span the decades. Some of the photographs are from albums of the 1912 and 1915 Mountaineers outings; others are by noted early photographers such as Imogen Cunningham and Asahel Curtis and by contemporary photographers such as Ira Spring. Paintings include a sumi by George Tsutakawa and a series specially created by Dee Molenaar."--Jacket.

Subject

• Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.) > History
• Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.) > Histoire
• Washington (State) > Mount Rainier National Park

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-136) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / David Nicandri -- pt. 1. The Mountain -- Measuring the Mountain -- The Volcano -- Rivers of Ice -- Snow Blanket -- Summer's Rush -- Continuity and Change -- pt. 2. The Park -- A Century of Firsts -- What's in a Name? -- The Park Is Born -- Defining the Goals -- Getting to the Park -- Building Paradise -- Beyond Paradise -- pt. 3. The People -- The First People -- Mineral Springs -- Ranger Life -- The CCC and the Soldiers -- Early Outings -- Big-Time Skiing -- To the Top! -- Tomorrow.

ISBN

• 0295977701
• 9780295977706
• 029597771X
• 9780295977713

LCCN

98043072

OCLC

• 39810907
• SCSB-12344517

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library