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A Short History of Lake TahoeLake Tahoe is one of the scenic wonders of the American West, a sapphire jewel that attracts millions of visitors each year. But the lake drew Native Americans to its summer shores for millennia, as well as more recent fortune hunters, scientists, and others.

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UAR417850S Books $21.95

Afoot and Afield: Las Vegas and Southern Nevada: A Comprehensive Hiking GuideBeyond the bright lights of one of the city's fastest growing metropolitan areas is some of the most rugged, beautiful, and remote country around. Popular destinations such as Red Rock Canyon, Valley of Fire, Death Valley, and...

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CDS997651S Books $18.95

Best Easy Day Hikes Lake Tahoe (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)Best Easy Day Hikes Lake Tahoe includes concise descriptions and detailed maps of 27 of the premier easy day hikes in northern California’s most popular recreational destination. The hikes circle the lake, from the west shore to the...

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NBN279687S Books $14.95

Best Easy Day Hikes Las Vegas (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)Best Easy Day Hikes Las Vegas includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and guaranteed to please.

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NBN275252S Books $9.95

Best Hikes Near Reno and Lake Tahoe (Best Hikes Near Series)With these information-packed guides in hand, readers have everything they need for the adventure they seek, from an easy nature walk to a multiday backpacking trip. Each hike includes: location, length, hiking...

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NBN278157S Books $19.95

Haunted Lake Tahoe (Haunted America)Lake Tahoes natural splendor conceals its haunted history. Locals say the ghosts of the Donner Party haunt their doomed campsite in the Sierras. Wealthy recluse George Whittell is said to have never left his beloved Thunderbird...

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ACP619946S Books $19.99

Haunted Reno (Haunted America)The flashing neon lights of Reno harbor a ghastly past. With its wide-open gambling, divorce laws and around-the-clock casinos and bars, the Biggest Little City in the World was a rough and wild town with a turbulent history.

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ACP619948S Books $19.99

Haunted Virginia City (Haunted America)Unlike any city in America, Virginia City epitomizes the notion of a western boom-and-bust ghost town. The Comstock Silver Rush lured wealth seekers from around the world, including a young Samuel Clemens.

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ACP619947S Books $19.99

Lake Tahoe (NV) (Images of America)The Washoe Indians called it Tah-ve, an unfathomable liquid sapphire set in a 500 square-mile watershed of alpine snow and ice. Too deep and vast to freeze, Lake Tahoe’s waters have, over time, reflected pristine forests, barren hillsides littered with slash and sawdust, managed restoration, and the glow of neon...

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ACP853031S Books $21.99

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Lake Tahoe Adventure SetThe Lake Tahoe Adventure Set consists of a Pocket Naturalist Guide and National Geographic Map, offering a perfect resource for travelers wanting "hands on" information on what to see and where to go to find some of the world's most dramatic natural attractions.

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WAT355968S Books $17.95

Lake Tahoe Through Time (America Through Time)Professional and amateur photographers have captured images of Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada, since the invention of the camera. In this photographic journal, we experience the transformation of Lake Tahoe from a Washoe paradise,...

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ACP500031S Books $22.99

Lake Tahoe's Railroads (Images of Rail)Lake Tahoe is the majestic mountain lake that spans the boundary line of California and Nevada. The lake's clarity and scenic beauty are legendary. In the 1870s, the Nevada Comstock Lode created an insatiable appetite for Lake Tahoe's virgin pine forests.

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ACP711737S Books $21.99

Lake Tahoe's Rustic ArchitectureLake Tahoe is the gem of the Sierra Nevada. Those who visit this beautiful Lake of the Sky may share Mark Twain's impression of the place as he camped on its shore in 1861: "As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its still surface I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole earth affords."

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ACP711654S Books $21.99

Lake Tahoe's West Shore (Images of America)First sighted by John C. Fremont and Charles Preuss in 1844, the “Lake of the Sky” beckons to pioneers and adventurers today as it has through history. Author Mark Twain, popular lecturer George Wharton James, industrialist Duane Bliss, and film star Elizabeth Taylor...

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ACP858891S Books $21.99

Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe: A Guide To Lake Tahoe And Truckee's Greatest Off-Road Bicycle Rides (Regional Mountain Biking Series)A handy pocket-size guide to mountain biking around...

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NBN272696S Books $13.99

National Geographic Trails Illustrated - Lake Tahoe BasinThe National Geographic Trails Illustrated Map of the Lake Tahoe Basin is sure to be a must have for visitors to the area. Trails are classified by use - hiking, horse and hike, mountain bike, shared use, or motorized - and includes a trail chart showing trail name, location, and allowed use.

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NGE695334S Books $11.95

Skiing at Lake Tahoe (Images of America)Organized ski racing in America started near Lake Tahoe in the 1860s when gold miners rode 15-foot boards that reached speeds near 100 miles per hour. By 1895, residents of Truckee had started the nation’s first winter carnival west of the Rocky Mountains and soon built...

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ACP858906S Books $21.99

South Lake Tahoe (Then and Now)Known for its stunning surroundings, South Lake Tahoe has changed dramatically since its industrial-logging beginnings to today's tourist destination and mountain setting of natural splendor.

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ACP858018S Books $21.99

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Stopping Time: A Rephotographic Survey of Lake TahoeStarting with a variety of nineteenth-century photographs, the authors have provided over fifty comparative photographs representing a visual document of the evolving landscape within the Tahoe basin.

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UNM631285S Books $39.95

Tahoe Rim Trail: The Official Guide for Hikers, Mountain Bikers and EquestriansThe 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail is considered one of the world's premier trails. Accessible by hikers, equestrians, skiers and mountain bikers (for the non-wilderness portions), it winds completely around spectacular Lake Tahoe,...

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CDS997710S Books $17.95

Tahoe: A Visual HistoryThe definitive survey of art about this national treasure, from Albert Bierstadt to Ansel Adams. Located between California and Nevada, the vast body of water known as Lake Tahoe has lured artists to its shores for centuries.

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RAH784662H Books $85.00

Top Trails: Lake Tahoe: Must-Do Hikes for EveryoneTop Trails: Lake Tahoe explores the best trails for hiking and biking in the Tahoe area. The guide features the best hikes including the north side's splendid back-country, the lake’s sedate western side, the picturesque and popular areas south of the...

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CDS997777S Books $18.95

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A Short History of Lake Tahoe.......................................................................................1Afoot and Afield............................................................................................................. 1Best Easy Day Hikes Lake Tahoe (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)................................. 1Best Easy Day Hikes Las Vegas (Best Easy Day Hikes Series)................................... 1Best Hikes Near Reno and Lake Tahoe (Best Hikes Near Series)................................1Haunted Lake Tahoe (Haunted America)...................................................................... 1Haunted Reno (Haunted America)................................................................................ 1Haunted Virginia City (Haunted America)......................................................................1Lake Tahoe (NV) (Images of America).......................................................................... 1Lake Tahoe Adventure Set............................................................................................2Lake Tahoe Through Time (America Through Time).................................................... 2Lake Tahoe's Railroads (Images of Rail).......................................................................2Lake Tahoe's Rustic Architecture.................................................................................. 2Lake Tahoe's West Shore (Images of America)............................................................ 2Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe......................................................................................... 2National Geographic Trails Illustrated - Lake Tahoe Basin........................................... 2Skiing at Lake Tahoe (Images of America)....................................................................2South Lake Tahoe (Then and Now)...............................................................................2Stopping Time................................................................................................................3Tahoe.............................................................................................................................3Tahoe Rim Trail............................................................................................................. 3Top Trails.......................................................................................................................3