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Clarence King

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Clarence Rivers King was an American geologist, mountaineer and author. He was the first director of the United States Geological Survey from 1879 to 1881. Nominated by Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes, King was noted for his exploration of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

Books

Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Clarence King
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Clarence King
Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Clarence King, United States. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Report of the geological exploration of the fortieth parallel
Report of the geological exploration of the fortieth parallel
Clarence King
Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Clarence King, United States. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Démocratie
Démocratie
Henry Adams, John Hay, Clarence King
Systematic Geology
Systematic Geology
Clarence King
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Clarence King
Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals
Statistics and Technology of the Precious Metals
George Ferdinand Becker, Samuel Franklin Emmons, Clarence King
Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Clarence King, United States. Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada
Clarence King

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