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Scott, Edward B. THE SAGA OF LAKE TAHOE ... A COMPLETE DOCUMENTATION OF LAKE TAHOE'S DEVELOPMENT OVER THE LAST ONE HUNDRED YEARS [with] THE SAGA OF LAKE TAHOE VOLUME II ... A DEFINITIVE PICTORIAL DOCUMENTATION OF LAKE TAHOE'S DEVELOPMENT OVER THE LAST ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. [Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Crystal Bay, Lake Tahoe, Nevada and Carmel, California: Published by Sierra-Tahoe Publishing Co., 1957; 1973.]. Large octavo, two volumes: pp. [i-vi] vii-xii [xiii-xiv] 1-519; [i-iv] v [vi] vii-xii [xiii] xiv 1-528 [529-530: blank], illustrations, folded map at rear of volume I, endpaper maps, imitation leather (fabrikoid). Revised editions. The definitive illustrated history of the Lake Tahoe region. Of considerable interest for its account of the "main street" of the Far West, "The Great Bonanza Road to Washoe," volume I, pages 359- 373, and four sections in volume I, pages 377-468, comprising "Way Stations on the Bonanza Road to Washoe," "Early Marine History of Lake Tahoe Marine Activity," "Fishing Facts and Fancy" and "Facts of Lake Tahoe," which includes brief descriptions of "Mountain Peaks, Passes and Valleys Surrounding Tahoe," pages 465-468. The undated large folded map is "United States / California - Nevada / Lake Tahoe" published by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Includes bibliographies, extensive notes and references, and indexes. Binding edges rubbed, a sound, very good set. (#167897).