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The Mountain that was 'God'

THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS "GOD"

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BEING A LITTLE BOOK ABOUT THE GREAT PEAK WHICH THE INDIANS NAMED "TACOMA" BUT WHICH IS OFFICIALLY CALLED "RAINIER"

By JOHN H. WILLIAMS

O, rarest miracle of mountain heights, Thou hast the sky for thy imperial dome, And dwell'st among the stars all days and nights, In the far heavens familiarly at home.

—William Hillis Wynn: "Mt. Tacoma; an Apotheosis."

Second Edition revised and greatly enlarged, with 190 illustrations, including eight colored halftones.

TACOMA: JOHN H. WILLIAMS NEW YORK: G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS: LONDON 1911

Great Crevasses in the upper part of Cowlitz Glacier.
Great Crevasses in the upper part of Cowlitz Glacier.

Great Crevasses in the upper part of Cowlitz Glacier. Copyright, 1905, By Kiser Photo Co.

Copyright, 1910, 1911, by John H. Williams.

On the summit of Eagle Rock in winter.
On the summit of Eagle Rock in winter.

On the summit of Eagle Rock in winter. Boys looking over an 800-foot precipice.

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