Bibliography of the Sierra Nevada

Recreation

General travel

• Yosemite & The Southern Sierra Nevada: A Complete Guide, Including Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Death Valley & Mammoth Lakes , by David T. Page,.
• Sierra Nevada byways : backcountry drives for the whole family , by Tony Huegel, , Wilderness Press.

Hiking and climbing

• Discovering the John Muir Trail: An Inspirational Guide to America's Most Beautiful Hike by Damon Corso,.
• Moon Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon Hiking, Camping, Waterfalls & Big Trees by Ann Marie Brown,.
• Climbing Mt. Whitney, by Peter Croft and Wynne Benti, 3rd edition, 42nd printing,, Spotted Dog Press, Bishop, CA.
• John Muir Trail: The Essential Guide to Hiking America's Most Famous Trail, 4th edition, by Elizabeth Wenk with Kathy Morey,.
• Sierra South: Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada by Kathy Morey and Mike White, with Stacy Corless, Analise Elliot, Chris Tirrell, and Thomas Winnett, Wilderness Press,.
• Sierra North: Backcountry Trips in California's Sierra Nevada by Kathy Morey and Mike White, with Stacy Corless and Thomas Winnett, Wilderness Press, 9th edition,.
• Feather River Country Adventure Trails..., by Tom Demund,.
• Close Ups of the High Sierra, by Norman Clyde, 2nd edition, 3rd printing,, Spotted Dog Press, Bishop CA.
• Woman on the Rocks: The Mountaineering Letters of Ruth Dyar Mendenhall, 1st edition,, Spotted Dog Press, Bishop, CA.
• 100 Hikes in Yosemite, by Marc J. Soares, Mountaineers Books,.
• Starr's Guide to the John Muir Trail and the High Sierra Region 12th rev. ed., by Walter A. Starr, Jr. .
• The Good, the Great, and the Awesome: The Top 40 High Sierra Rock Climbs, by Peter Croft,.
• Hiking in the Sierra Nevada, by John Mock and Kimberley O'Neil,, A Lonely Planet guidebook.
• Yuba trails 2: A selection of historic hiking trails in the Yuba River and neighboring watersheds, by Hank Meals, ASIN B0006RSO5U.
• The High Sierra: Peaks, Passes, and Trails, by R. J. Secor,.
• The Tahoe Sierra: A Natural History Guide to 112 Hikes in the Northern Sierra, by Jeffrey Schaffer, Wilderness Press,.
• The Secret Sierra: The Alpine World Above the Trees, by David Gilligan, 1st edition,, Spotted Dog Press, Bishop CA.
• Climbing California's Fourteeners: The Route Guide to the Fifteen Highest Peaks by Stephen Porcella and Cameron Burns,.
• Sierra High Route: Traversing Timberline Country, by Steve Roper,.
• Sierra Classics : 100 Best Climbs in the High Sierra, by John Moynier and Claude Fiddler,.
• The Tahoe-Yosemite Trail: A Comprehensive Guide..., by Thomas Winnett, Wilderness Press,.
• Yosemite Climbs, by George Meyers and Don Reid,.
• The Vertical World of Yosemite, by Royal Robbins,.

Skiing

• Backcountry Skiing California's High Sierra, by John Moynier,.
• Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada: East of the Sierra, by Marcus Libkind,.
• Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada: Lake Tahoe, by Marcus Libkind,.
• Ski Tours in the Sierra Nevada: Yosemite, Huntington and Shaver Lakes, Kings Canyon and Sequoia, by Marcus Libkind,.

River rafting

• The Best Whitewater in California, by Lars Holbek and Chuck Stanley,.
• California Whitewater: A Guide to the Rivers, by Jim Cassady and Fryar Calhoun,.

Natural history

Multi-subject

• The California Naturalist Handbook, by Greg de Nevers, Deborah Stanger Edelman, Adina Merenlender,.
• The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada, by John Muir Laws,.
• Sierra Nevada Natural History by Tracy Storer, Robert Usinger, David Lukas.
• Wild Northern California by Ron Adkinson,.
• Sierra East: Edge of the Great Basin by Genny Smith, Diana Tomback, Ann Howald,.
• Sierra Nevada: The Naturalist's Companion, by Verna Johnston,.
• Yosemite National Park: A Natural History Guide to Yosemite and its Trails by Jeffrey Schaffer,.
• ', California Resources Agency.
• Land Above The Trees, by Ann H. Zwinger and Beatrice E. Willard,.A Natural History of California, Allan A. Schoenherr,.
• Deepest Valley: Guide to Owens Valley, its Roadsides and Mountain Trails by Jeff Putnam, Greg James, Mary DeDecker, Jo Heindel, Genny Smith,.
• Yosemite: A Visitor's Companion, by George Wuerthner,.
• California Forests and Woodlands: A Natural History, by Verna R Johnston,.
• Mammoth Lakes Sierra: A Handbook for Roadside and Trail by Dean Rinehart, Elden Vestal, Bettie E. Willard,.
• California's Eastern Sierra: A Visitor's Guide, Sue Irwin,.
• Sierra Club Naturalist's Guide: The Sierra Nevada, by Stephen Whitney,.
• ' by John Muir,.
• , by John Muir.

Flora/Vegetation

• Terrestrial vegetation of California by M.G. Barbour, T. Keeler-Wolf, A.A. Schoenherr,.
• Introduction to California Plant Life, Revised Edition, by Robert Ornduff, Phyllis Faber, Todd Keeler-Wolf,.
• Wildflowers of the Eastern Sierra and adjoining Mojave Desert and Great Basin, by Laird R. Blackwell,.
• Fire in Sierra Nevada Forests: A Photographic Interpretation of Ecological Change Since 1849, by George E. Gruell,.
• Conifers of California, by Ronald M. Lanner,.
• Wildflowers of the Sierra Nevada and the Central Valley, by Laird R. Blackwell,.
• Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, by Elizabeth L. Horn,.
• California Forests and Woodlands: A Natural History, by Verna R. Johnston, Carla J. Simmons,.
• A Sierra Nevada Flora, by Norman L Weeden and Amy David,.
• , by Todd Keeler-Wolf and John Sawyer,.
• by James C Hickman,.
• Oaks of California, by Bruce M. Pavlik, Sharon Johnson, Pamela Muick, Marjorie Popper,.
• Lingering in Tahoe's Wild Gardens: A Guide to Hundreds of the Most Beautiful Wildflower Gardens of the Tahoe Region, by Julie Carville,.
• Illustrated Manual of California Shrubs, by Howard E McMinn,.
• Native Trees of the Sierra Nevada, by P. Victor Peterson,.
• Grasses in California, by Beecher Crampton,.
• Native Shrubs of the Sierra Nevada, by John H Thomas,.
• Discovering Sierra Trees, by Steven Arno,.

Fauna

• Birds of the Sierra Nevada, by Edward R. Pandolfino and Edward C. Beedy,, University of California Press.
• Mammals of California , by E. W. Jameson. Jr and Hans J. Peeters,, University of California Press.
• Sierra Birds: A Hiker's Guide, by John Muir Laws,, Heyday Books.
• Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope, by David Gaines, ASIN B0006P3Q46, Artemisia Press.
• Discovering Sierra Reptiles and Amphibians , by Harold Basey,, Yosemite Association.
• Discovering Sierra Birds, by Ted Beedy,, Yosemite Association.
• , by Cyril A. Stebbins and Robert C. Stebbins.
• , by Harry Parker.
• , by M. V. Walker.
• , by Joseph Grinnell and Tracy Storer. Classic work on the fauna of a cross section of the Sierra Nevada, available as an online book.

Geology

• Geology of the Sierra Nevada, by Mary Hill,.
• California Geology, by Deborah Harden,.
• Geology Underfoot in Southern California, by Robert P. Sharp, Allen F. Glazner,.
• Glaciers of California: Modern Glaciers, Ice Age Glaciers, the Origin of Yosemite Valley, and a Glacier Tour in the Sierra Nevada, by Bill Guyton,.
• Roadside Geology of Northern and Central California, by David Alt, Donald Hyndman,.
• California Rivers and Streams, by Jeffrey R. Mount,.
• Assembling California, by John A. McPhee,. ', by Dr. N. King Huber.
• Earthquakes and Young Volcanoes along the Eastern Sierra Nevada: At Mammoth Lakes 1980, Lone Pine 1872, and Inyo and Mono Craters,.
• The Incomparable Valley: A Geologic Interpretation of the Yosemite, by François E. Matthes.
• ', by François E. Matthes.
• Geology of the Sierra Nevada, or California Range, Professor John B. Trask's March 1853 report to the State Assembly: 36 pages

History

• Savage Dreams: a Journey into the Hidden Wars of the American West by Rebecca Solnit,.
• Lake Tahoe's West Shore by Carol A. Jensen,.
• Rosalie Edge, Hawk of Mercy: The Activist Who Saved Nature from the Conservationists by Dyana Z. Furmansky,.
• The age of gold: the California Gold Rush and the new American dream by H.W. Brands,.
• Owens Valley Revisited: A Reassessment of the West's First Great Water Transfer by Gary Libecap,.
• Crow's Range: An Environmental History Of The Sierra Nevada, by David Beesley,.
• The Mule Men: A History of Stock Packing in the Sierra Nevada by Louise Jackson,.
• Shaping the Sierra: Nature, Culture, and Conflict in the Changing West, by Timothy P. Duane,.
• Rush for riches; gold fever and the making of California, by J.S. Holliday,.
• A Golden State: mining and economic development in Gold Rush California, Rawls, James J.; Orsi, Richard J., eds.,.
• Camp 4: Recollections of a Yosemite Rockclimber, by Steve Roper,.
• Old Mammoth: A First Hand Account by Adele Reed,.
• Mammoth Gold: The Ghost Towns of Lake District by Gary Caldwell.
• Solomons of the Sierra: The Pioneer of the John Muir Trail, by Shirley Sargent and Peter Browning,.
• Yosemite: The Embattled Wilderness by Alfred Runte,.
• Beulah: A Biography of the Mineral King Valley of California by Louise A. Jackson,.
• Lost Cement Mine by James W.A. Wright.
• Owens Valley Groundwater Conflict by Genny Smith.
• History of the Sierra Nevada by Francis Farquhar.

Place names

• California Place Names: The origin and etymology of current geographical names, by Gudde Erwin and William Bright,.
• Place Names of the Sierra Nevada: From Abbot to Zumwalt, by Peter Browning,.
• , by Francis P. Farquhar.

Explorations

• The High Sierra: A Love Story, Kim Stanley Robinson, Little Brown and Company,.
• Spirit in the Desert: Pilgrimages to Sacred Sites in the Owens Valley, Brad Karelius, BookSurge Publishing,, 0-520-07245-6.
• Jesus, History and Mt. Darwin: An Academic Excursion by Rick Kennedy..
• Exploring the Highest Sierra, James G. Moore, Stanford University Press,.
• Close Ups of the High Sierra, by Norman Clyde,.
• High Sierra: John Muir's Range of Light, by Phil Arnot,.
• The Sierra Nevada: A Mountain Journey, by Tim Palmer,.
• A journal of ramblings through the High Sierra of California by the University excursion party, by Joseph LeConte, Library of Congress F868.S5 L39 1960.
• ', by William H. Brewer,.
• ' by John Muir.
• ' by Lafayette H. Bunnell,.
• ' by Clarence King..

Biographies

• Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides,.
• John Sutter and a Wider West by Kenneth N Owens and John A Sutter,.
• The Young John Muir: An Environmental Biography by Steven Holmes,.
• Ansel Adams and the American landscape: a biography by Jonathan Spaulding,.
• Rivers in the Desert: William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles by Margaret L. Davis,.
• Frémont, Pathmarker of the West by Allan Nevins,.

Indigenous people

• History of Us: Nisenan Tribe of the Nevada City Rancheria by Richard Johnson,.
• Defying the Odds: The Tule River Tribe's Struggle for Sovereignty in Three Centuries by Gelya Frank and Carole Goldberg,.
• Archaeology and Rock Art of the Eastern Sierra and Great Basin Frontier by AP Garfinkel, .
• A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples by Barry M Pritzker,.
• Handbook of Yokuts Indians by Frank F. Latta,.
• The Natural World of the California Indians by RF Heizer and AB Elsasser,.
• The Northern Maidu by Marie Potts,.
• Miwok Material Culture: Indian Life of the Yosemite Region by SA Barrett and EW Gifford,.