WestWinds Press is proud to bring back into print this classic history of the Pacific Northwest from native daughter Nancy Wilson Ross. Reading the book is like opening a time capsule to Oregon and Washington as they were from the Oregon Trail days through the 1930s. FARTHEST REACH is an engaging, affectionate account of the remote and mysterious Pacific Northwest and a celebration of its people-the loggers, fishermen, cowboys, Native Americans, and eccentrics; its big cities and rural towns, and its spectacular natural beauty, from the rugged coast to the wild rivers, the snowcapped mountains to the high desert.

Nancy Wilson Ross was a popular writer of both fiction and nonfiction. She was born in Olympia, Washington, in 1901, and she attended the University of Oregon. Her book WESTWARD THE WOMEN (1944) profiles the pioneer settlers of the region. She traveled extensively-in England, France, China, Korea, and Japan-and later became known as an expert on Eastern religions. She died on January 18, 1986.

SECTION I The Last Playground 1 What Is the Pacific Northwest? 2 Historical Background LOOKING BACK EXPLORERS BY BOAT THE RIVER OF FABLE THAT REALLY EXISTED EXPLORERS ON FOOT FURS FAITHS HOME-MAKERS 3 The Seasons 4 Where to Play SECTION II Some Places and People 1 Cow Country 2 Farewell Bend 3 Among the Basques with a Scotchman 4 Burns 5 John Day Country 6 Gold, Uncivic Potatoes, and a Centenarian 7 Enterprise-A Lost Hat-The Canyon of Hell 8 Pendleton Round-up 9 Grande Ronde Country: An American Family 10 En Route: In Sheep Country 11 Walla Walla: Missionaries, Vigilantes, and a Rawhide Railroad 12 Yakima Valley: Two Towns. Irrigation and Indians 13 Apple Valleys 14 Beautiful Deep Water 15 Grand Coulee Dam: Man's Biggest Job to Date SECTION III Cities as Symbols 1 Seattle 2 Portland 3 Spokane 4 Tacoma SECTION IV More Places and People 1 The Islands and the Land To and From 2 Spirit Dancing 3 Olympic Peninsula: Big Trees-Sacred Elk-Ghost Towns 4 Capital Towns: Olympia, Salem 5 River of the West 6 Oregon Coast 7 Southern Oregon: Pelicans, Pears, Spade Beards, and Cave Men SECTION V Highlights on the Last Horizon 1 Tales, Tall and Small 2 Paul Bunyan's Larder 3 The Jumping-off Place Reading List Index