ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SEQUOIA
New Latin, named after Sequoya, known also as George Guess, (?1770–1843), American Indian scholar and leader.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEQUOIA»
Discover the use of
sequoia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sequoia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sequoia: presidential yacht
Built on the shores of the Delaware Bay in 1925, Sequoia is a Trumpy-designed, 104-foot wooden motor yacht that has hosted eight sitting U.S. presidents, and all still sails on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
2
Eureka and
Sequoia Park
The cry of "Eureka!" in 1848 brought over 200,000 men to what would soon become the state of California.
3
Revision of Fossil
Sequoia and Taxodium in Western North ...
The recently discovered redwood of China, ¿Metasequoia glyptostroboides¿ Hu & Cheng, shows close relationship to two North American trees, the coast redwood, ¿Sequoia sempervirens¿ Endlicher of the western U.S., & the swamp cypress, ...
4
Yosemite,
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks:
This edition contains a dedicated chapter on Kids & Pets as well as family-oriented hiking options. Also contains more hiking, driving, and cycling tours and maps than the previous edition.
Danny Palmerlee, Beth Kohn, 2008
5
Hiking
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, 2nd: A Guide ...
Discover over 80 of the best hikes in the parks, from easy day hikes to challenging backpacking trips, accompanied by colorful photos and trail maps. This book is a personal guide to the wonders of the California Sierra.
Describes the characteristics of the world's largest living trees, looks at their lifecycle, and discusses their ecological role
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Yosemite and
Sequoia: A Century of California National Parks
This collection of essays and photographs, originally published as a special issue of California History, the journal of the California Historical Society, documents the creation and management of California's first three national parks, ...
Richard J. Orsi, Alfred Runte, Marlene Smith-Baranzini, 1990
8
Best Easy Day Hikes
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
This handy pocket guide provides maps and detailed descriptions of twenty of the best day hiking trails in California's popular Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.
9
Moon
Sequoia & Kings Canyon Camping & Hiking
Stienstra and Brown's expert advice and useful camping and hiking tips make Moon Sequoia & Kings Canyon Camping & Hiking essential for any trip to this high Sierra paradise; and their "best-of" trail and campground lists—including Best ...
Tom Stienstra, Ann Marie Brown, 2012
10
Frommer's Yosemite and
Sequoia / Kings Canyon National Parks
Since 2007, the National Park Service and the City of Visalia have operated a
transportation system that makes it possible to explore Sequoia National Park
without a car. From Visalia (or Three Rivers), the Sequoia Shuttle ( 877/ 287-
4453; ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEQUOIA»
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sequoia is used in the context of the following news items.
Video and photo sharing app Flipagram raises massive $70M from …
Social video and slideshow sharing app Flipagram today announced it's raised a hefty $70 million round from heavy hitters Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins Caufield ... «VentureBeat, Jul 15»
Momo: Take-Private No 24; Follow Sequoia Capital For Buyout …
Momo's chairman and CEO Yan Tang and investors including Sequoia Capital offered to buy all of Momo's outstanding shares for $18.90 each in cash, at about ... «Barron's, Jun 15»
Man Ordered to Pay $6.5 Million for Setting Sequoia National Forest …
Fournier was watering and tending to 2,090 marijuana plants at a large-scale growing operation in the Smith Canyon area of the Sequoia National Forest, ... «KTLA, May 15»
Urban Ladder, India's Largest Online Furniture Store, Scores $50M …
... India's largest online seller of furniture and home accessories, has stocked its coffers with $50 million in new funding led by Sequoia Capital and TR Capital. «TechCrunch, Apr 15»
Indian Payments Startup MobiKwik Nabs $25M From Tree Line …
Existing investor Sequoia Capital was also in the heavy-hitting Series B round. MobiKwik raised a $5 million Series A in 2013, and it is targeting a $100 million ... «TechCrunch, Apr 15»
Sequoia National Park wildfire fully contained
A small wildfire in Sequoia National Park marked an early beginning to fire season. The fire broke out just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday near the Potwisha ... «ABC30.com, Apr 15»
Endangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep moved to Yosemite and …
The sheep were moved from the Inyo National Forest and Sequoia National Park in an effort to repopulate areas that historically had high numbers of sheep. «ABC30.com, Mar 15»
Sources: Magic Is Raising $12M From Sequoia At A $40M Valuation
Magic, an SMS-based on-demand delivery service that started as a YC company's weekend project, is raising $12 million in Series A funding led by Sequoia, ... «TechCrunch, Mar 15»
Midas List: Sequoia's Jim Goetz again tops VC ranking; More …
Jim Goetz, whose big score last year was Facebook's $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp, repeated atop the list, which includes six of his Sequoia colleagues in ... «Silicon Valley Business Journal, Mar 15»
Zomato Raises $60M As Sequoia Ups Stake Via Investment Led By …
Zomato Media Pvt. Ltd., an online restaurant discovery and review service, has raised $60 million in a fresh round of funding that saw existing investor Sequoia ... «International Business Times, Nov 14»
