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The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Fremont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter

by George Wharton James

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The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Fremont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to George Wharton James. Catalog subjects include Washoe Indians; Tahoe, Lake (Calif. and Nev.); Tahoe National Forest (Calif.). This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

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The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Fremont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter is calibrated from 38,679 sampled words across 50 chapters: sentences average 22.8 words, 36% exceed 24 words and 7% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Table of contents

50 chapters

  1. 01LAKE TAHOE2 min
  2. 02INTRODUCTION9 min
  3. 03TABLE OF CONTENTS7 min
  4. 04THE LAKE OF THE SKY LAKE TAHOE7 min
  5. 05CHAPTER II20 min
  6. 06CHAPTER III20 min
  7. 07CHAPTER IV28 min
  8. 08CHAPTER V11 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VI23 min
  10. 10CHAPTER VII5 min
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII28 min
  12. 12CHAPTER IX5 min
  13. 13CHAPTER X6 min
  14. 14CHAPTER XI6 min
  15. 15CHAPTER XII7 min
  16. 16CHAPTER XIII6 min
  17. 17CHAPTER XIV14 min
  18. 18CHAPTER XV37 min
  19. 19CHAPTER XVI20 min
  20. 20CHAPTER XVII8 min
  21. 21CHAPTER XVIII12 min
  22. 22CHAPTER XIX5 min
  23. 23CHAPTER XX5 min
  24. 24CHAPTER XXI12 min
  25. 25CHAPTER XXII2 min
  26. 26CHAPTER XXIII10 min
  27. 27CHAPTER XXIV14 min
  28. 28CHAPTER XXV5 min
  29. 29CHAPTER XXVI9 min
  30. 30CHAPTER XXVII5 min
  31. 31CHAPTER XXVIII16 min
  32. 32CHAPTER XXIX2 min
  33. 33CHAPTER XXX9 min
  34. 34CHAPTER XXXI6 min
  35. 35CHAPTER XXXII15 min
  36. 36CHAPTER XXXIII2 min
  37. 37CHAPTER XXXIV9 min
  38. 38CHAPTER XXXV9 min
  39. 39CHAPTER XXXVI7 min
  40. 40CHAPTER XXXVII8 min
  41. 41CHAPTER XXXVIII3 min
  42. 42CHAPTER XXXIX16 min
  43. 43CHAPTER XL9 min
  44. 44CHAPTER A6 min
  45. 45CHAPTER B3 min
  46. 46CHAPTER C12 min
  47. 47CHAPTER D6 min
  48. 48CHAPTER E5 min
  49. 49CHAPTER F2 min
  50. 50INDEX6 min
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