Lake Tahoe's West Shore

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 all found inspiration in its secluded sylvan beaches. Washoe tribal members held Da'o' a ga ("Edge of the Lake") as their paradise until lumber demands for the Comstock Lode all but stripped the dense forests. Gradually, lakefront property became private retreats and hostelries catering to tourists happily arriving from around the world for winter skiing, summer boating, and holidays."

Author: Carol A. Jensen

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

Publication Date: Mar 12, 2012

Number of Pages: 130 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1531659748

ISBN-13: 9781531659745