Originally published in 1941 by native daughter Nancy Wilson Ross, here is an engaging, affectionate account of the remote and mysterious Pacific Northwest and a celebration of its people, its big cities and rural towns, and its spectacular natural beauty.

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.

SECTION I The Last Playground1 What Is the Pacific Northwest?2 Historical BackgroundLOOKING BACKEXPLORERS BY BOATTHE RIVER OF FABLE THAT REALLY EXISTEDEXPLORERS ON FOOTFURSFAITHSHOME-MAKERS3 The Seasons4 Where to PlaySECTION II Some Places and People1 Cow Country2 Farewell Bend3 Among the Basques with a Scotchman4 Burns5 John Day Country6 Gold, Uncivic Potatoes, and a Centenarian7 Enterprise—A Lost Hat—The Canyon of Hell8 Pendleton Round-up9 Grande Ronde Country: An American Family10 En Route: In Sheep Country11 Walla Walla: Missionaries, Vigilantes, and a Rawhide Railroad12 Yakima Valley: Two Towns. Irrigation and Indians13 Apple Valleys14 Beautiful Deep Water15 Grand Coulee Dam: Man’s Biggest Job to DateSECTION III Cities as Symbols1 Seattle2 Portland3 Spokane4 TacomaSECTION IV More Places and People1 The Islands and the Land To and From2 Spirit Dancing3 Olympic Peninsula: Big Trees—Sacred Elk—Ghost Towns4 Capital Towns: Olympia, Salem5 River of the West6 Oregon Coast7 Southern Oregon: Pelicans, Pears, Spade Beards, and Cave MenSECTION V Highlights on the Last Horizon1 Tales, Tall and Small2 Paul Bunyan’s Larder3 The Jumping-off PlaceReading ListIndex

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.