Farthest Reach - by Nancy Wilson Ross (Paperback)

About the Book

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.

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"Through this chronicle of journeys through the Northwest (Oregon and Washington), Mrs. Ross has contributed an animated account of its background, its legend, its pictorial pleasures, its life today. More than just a travel book, many phases of this vital region are recorded. Peoples, whether Indians, Basques, missionaries, vigilantes, leading citizens and eccentrics today and yesterday. Cow country, ranches and round-ups, the Indian spirit dances, the ghost towns and the modern great irrigation projects side by side. The cities and what to see-where to go-their social and cultural life-their personalities. An enthusiastic, warm and colorful portrait of two states, which should prove popular with their natives and ingratiating with their visitors." -KIRKUS REVIEW, 1941

About the Author

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.