Spring 2008 - Yosemite Conservancy

YOSEMITE CATALOG
BOOKS
AWARD
WINNER!
Dutch Courage by Jack London
Illustrations by Larry Duke, forward by Gerald Haslam
The Yosemite Association is pleased to announce that Dutch Courage
by Jack London has been honored by the Association of Partners
for Public Lands as a winner in the general interest publications
category for 2007. The story, about two men and their exciting
experience climbing Half Dome, has appeared in a few collections of
Jack London’s work, but not as a separate publication. This elegant
letterpress edition includes an introduction prepared by author Gerald
Haslam and a series of illustrations by acclaimed artist Larry Duke.
The edition is limited to 350 numbered copies, each signed by Gerald
Haslam and Larry Duke. Perfect for a gift, this beautiful deluxe book
makes a wonderful addition to a library of Yosemite literature or the
works of Jack London. $200.00; member price $140.00
An Illustrated Flora of
Yosemite National Park
by Stephen J. Botti;
illustrated by Walter Sydoriak
Spring has arrived in Yosemite, revealing
nature’s garden. With this landmark volume,
nearly twenty years in the making, you will
have the means to identify every vascular
plant species known to occur in Yosemite.
It is beautifully illustrated with over 1,100
watercolor paintings of flowering species, and
pen-and-ink drawings for nearly 300 grass,
rush and sedge species. This is an important
new resource for scientists, botanists, ecologists and others studying the health and diversity of
Sierra Nevada ecosystems. It provides a complete record of species abundance and distribution, and
establishes a baseline against which future changes can be measured. The book has applicability well
beyond park boundaries; many of the species included are found throughout the Sierra Nevada. The
first new Yosemite flora in 90 years, it is the new bible of Yosemite plant identification for lay people,
park visitors, amateur botanists and others. The book’s foreword is by Peter H. Raven, Director of
the Missouri Botanical Garden; its line drawings are by Lesley Randall (grasses, sedges, and rushes)
and Katherine Hocker (illustrated glossary); Linda Ann Vorobik served as technical editor. The first
edition, limited to 3,000 copies, is finely printed on archival, art-quality paper, and is case bound with
a dust jacket. $125.00; member price $100.00
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