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 casino marquees. Its spectacular natural landscape, shared by both California and Nevada, is more designed than people realize. Humans transformed most of the old trees into mine shafts and cities. When the railroad, and later the automobile, domesticated the lake, putting it within recreational reach of the middle class, much of Lake Tahoe's shore became a managed wilderness. Its location along a political border created a unique merger of naturalist and gaming economies.
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Peter Goin, professor of art at the University of Nevada, Reno and author of several highly respected books including Stopping Time: A Rephotographic Survey of Lake Tahoe, was awarded the governor's Millennium Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2000. Drawing from the collections of the Nevada Historical Society, North Lake Tahoe Historical Society, South Lake Tahoe Historical Society, and Special Collections at the University of Nevada, Goin redefines this faceted jewel, Lake Tahoe, and its special place in our mind's eye.
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Lake Tahoe, approximately 6,223 feet above sea level, encompasses 193 square miles, measures 21.6 miles long, and at places reaches slightly more than 12 miles wide. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lake Tahoe, University of Nevada, Camp Chonokis, Tahoe Basin, Emerald Bay, Cave Rock, Henry Collection, Desolation Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Tahoe Tavern, Fallen Leaf Lake, Truckee River, Cascade Lake, Mabel Winter, Mount Tallac, Desolation Valley, Eagle Falls, Pyramid Peak, San Francisco, Buck Island Lake, Fannette Island, Mark Twain, Meeks Bay, Perriott Collection, Rose Marie New!
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Lake Tahoe, approximately 6,223 feet above sea level, encompasses 193 square miles, measures 21.6 miles long, and at places reaches slightly more than 12 miles wide. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lake Tahoe, University of Nevada, Camp Chonokis, Tahoe Basin, Emerald Bay, Cave Rock, Henry Collection, Desolation Wilderness, Sierra Nevada, Tahoe Tavern, Fallen Leaf Lake, Truckee River, Cascade Lake, Mabel Winter, Mount Tallac, Desolation Valley, Eagle Falls, Pyramid Peak, San Francisco, Buck Island Lake, Fannette Island, Mark Twain, Meeks Bay, Perriott Collection, Rose Marie New!
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- Roughing It (Signet Classics) by Mark Twain in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 31
- Lake Tahoe: A Family Guide by Lisa Gollin Evans in Front Matter
- Mark Twain: Four Complete Novels by Rh Value Publishing in Front Matter
- Mark Twain (Young at Heart) by Jill C. Wheeler in Front Matter
- Stopping Time: A Rephotographic Survey of Lake Tahoe by Peter Goin in Front Matter
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