Death Valley National Park: A History

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d e at h va l l e y n at i o n a l p a r k Death Valley National Park A History Hal K. Rothman and Char Miller u n i v e r s i t y o f n e v a d a p r e s s r e n o & l a s v e g a s University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 usa Copyright © 2013 by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Design by Kathleen Szawiola Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rothman, Hal, 1958–2007. Death Valley National Park : a history / Hal K. Rothman and Char Miller. pages cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-87417-925-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-87417-926-2 (e-book) 1. Death Valley National Park (Calif. and Nev.)— History. I. Miller, Char, 1951– II. Title. f868.d2r67 2013 979.4'87—dc23 2013007479 The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r2002). Binding materials were selected for strength and durability. first printing 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 Only the desert has a fascination—to ride alone —in the sun in the forever unpossessed country— away from man. That is a great temptation. —d.h. lawrence, letter to Catherine Carswell, September 20, 1922 ...