Books on Yosemite's History

Discovery of the Yosemite and the Indian War of 1851 Which Led to That Event
by Lafayette Houghton, Bunnell, et al

In the Heart of the Sierras: Yo Semite Valley and the Big Tree Groves
by James M. Hutchings, Peter Browning (Editor)

Yosemite: The Embattled Wilderness
by Alfred Runte

Preserving Nature in the National Parks: A History
by Richard West Sellars

Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks
by Mark David Spence

Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865
by Frederick Law Olmsted, Victoria P. Ranney (Introduction), Wayne Thiebaud (Illustrator)

Legends of the Yosemite Miwok
by Frank LA Pena, Craig D. Bates (Compiler), Steven P. Medley (Compiler), Pena Frank La (Compiler)

Yosemite in the 1930s
by Fernando Peñalosa

The Vertical World of Yosemite
by Galen A. Rowell

Tradition and Innovation: A Basket History of the Indians of the Yosemite-Mono Lake Area
by Craig D. Bates, Martha J. Lee

Yosemite and Its Innkeepers
by Shirley Sargent

The Yosemite Grant, 1864-1906: A Pictorial History
by Hank Johnston

Downward Bound: A Mad Guide to Rock Climbing
by Warren, Harding

Galen Clark, Yosemite Guardian, by Shirley Sargent.  You may have to find that one on eBay, or at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. I couldn't find it on Amazon.

This is an incomplete list of the webmaster's favorites, and will be updated when time allows. Perhaps I should also included the books by or about John Muir, like The Yosemite, The Young John Muir, West of the Rocky Mountains, Wilderness Essays, and the rest.  I have on on my shelf I haven't yet read, that was published 1911 by J. Smeaton Chase, titled "Yosemite Trails", about exploring the High Sierra that should be interesting. There are far more books that I haven't read than have about Yosemite, so as I fit them in, I will add them here.