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First comprehensive account of the 19th-century exploration and survey of the northern Cascades

Table of Contents

Lists of MapsForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART ONE FIRST INHABITANTS AND EARLY SETTLERSMapping the Unknown and Early Exploration"Absolute Lordes and Proprietors": The Hudson's Bay Company and the Fur TradeMcClellans Railroad-Pass Survey, 1853-1854The First Wagon RoadsIndian Wars in the CascadesA Mountainous Crown Colony: British Columbia and the CascadesPART TWO SURVEYORS AND RAILROAD ENGINEERSAlong the Forty-ninth Parallel: The Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857-1858Along the Forty-ninth Parallel: The Northwest Boundary Survey, 1859-1862Legacy of the Land Grants: The Northern Pacific Railroad SurveysArmy Explorations North of Lake ChelanThe Great Northern Railway's Search for a PassPART THREE MINERS, MOUNTAINEERS, AND TOURISTSFrom Wagon Roads to HighwaysEarly Mountaineering on the VolcanosProspectors and the Mining BoomTopographers and GeologistsThe Second Northwest Boundary Survey, 1901-1908Managing the Mountain Lands: The Forest Service and Park Service Era, 1895-1950AbbreviationsNotesSourcesIndex

About the Author

Fred Beckey, a legend among mountain climbers, is also the author of a number of climbing guides, including the three-volume Cascade Alpine Guide.

Reviews

Range of Glaciers provides the needed foundation for other, less complete material on the Cascades and is long overdue. Whether read cover to cover or used as a reference, Beckey's opus shuld become the standard on the topic.
*Pacific Northwest Quarterly*