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JACKSON, LOUISE A. The mule men[.] A history of stock packing in the Sierra Nevada [by] Louise A. Jackson. Missoula, Montana: Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2019. 23x15.2 cm, pp. xvi, 256, illustrations, maps, pictorial wrappers, perfect bound. Later printing. A well-researched and documented history of stock packing in the Sierra Nevada, first published in 2004. "Sierra packers, like their mules, are survivors. Louise Jackson looks behind the tall tales to examine just what it takes to run the stations and the mules. Nobody has tried to bring all this information together before, and no one has interviewed so many old packers to learn about their lives and the mules they depended on. Jackson gives us their story in a way that preserves the history with all its color. It is a well-packed, balanced load. Well-researched and fun to read. THE MULE MEN gives great credit to the people and mules of this little-known enterprise that has been such a large part of Sierra Nevada history" (James B. Snyder). Extensive notes and bibliography. A fine copy. (#167909).