The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific NorthwestIn 1853 Theodore Winthrop traveled through what has become Washington, Oregon and British Columbia to experience a land that he believed would change the character of man. Timothy Egan of The New York Times retraces Winthrop's footsteps to appraise the outcome of his prophecy. Maps. |
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Chapter One The Continental Heave | 13 |
Chapter Two Enchanted Valley | 32 |
Chapter Three Toe of the Empire | 57 |
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