Challenge of the big trees - A resource history of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Dilsaver LM and Tweed WC. 1990. Challenge of the big trees - A resource history of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Sequoia Natural History Association. Three Rivers, CA
This book is a documentation of the land use practices that occurred in the Sierra Nevada area now occupied by Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. It gives information regarding logging, grazing, water issues, and the establishment of the parks. Historical information is provided on the Kaweah Colonists, their logging activities in the Atwell Grove; mining at Silver City and logging near Grant Grove.