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The Canoe and the Saddleby Theodore Winthrop
University of Nebraska Press 2006; US$ 13.95Offers a narrative overview of the nature and culture of the Pacific Northwest; reflecting on its ecological and racial turmoil. This book provides a fresh perspective on the aesthetic, historical, cultural, anthropological, and social contexts in which Winthrop wrote his sometimes disturbing, sometimes enlightening, and always riveting account. more...
Best Oregon & Washington Mansions, Museums, & Moreby Dahlynn McKowen; Ken McKowen
Menasha Ridge Press 2009; US$ 19.95If you love travel and history, then this second-in-a-series guide is a great travel companion. It takes you to mansions built by many of Oregon and Washingtons pioneer entrepreneurs who created new industries and new cities. It includes the best museums, featuring Native American culture and pioneer farmers-small town museums, big city museums, and museums just for kids-plenty for everyone. Each of the eight sections covers a separate geographic region, with over 130 destinations throughout. Every entry details the highlights of a particular place and includes operating hours, entrance fees, location, and contact details. more...
Frommer's Washington Stateby Karl Samson
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010; US$ 19.99Frommer's Washington State takes you to the best of the Northwest, from hiking and trekking Olympic National Park, to wind-surfing the Hood River, kayaking and boating the San Juan Islands, and sipping your way through Eastern Washington Wine Country. Plus, you'll have everything you need for a sophisticated adventure in Seattle. Our expert author gives candid reviews of hotels and lodging for every price range—from sleek city minimalist hotels, to historic B&Bs, secluded resorts, rustic cabins, and the best campsites. Our planning tools help you organize your time to maximize your trip, whether you're traveling with kids, pressed for time, looking for daredevil thrills or cosmopolitan culture. Frommer's includes detailed color... more...
In Earshot of Waterby Paul Lindholdt
University of Iowa Press 2011; US$ 19.00Whether the subject is the plants that grow there, the animals that live there, the rivers that run there, or the people he has known there, Paul Lindholdt’s In Earshot of Water illuminates the Pacific Northwest in vivid detail. Lindholdt writes with the precision of a naturalist, the critical eye of an ecologist, the affection of an apologist, and the self-revelation and self-awareness of a personal essayist in the manner of Annie Dillard, Loren Eiseley, Derrick Jensen, John McPhee, Robert Michael Pyle, and Kathleen Dean Moore. Exploring both the literal and literary sense of place, with particular emphasis on environmental issues and politics in the... more...
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