Next to mysteries, my favorite reading material is the essay. A book of essays by one author has special appeal because I get to see many sides of the author's personality. River Earth reveals a sensitive, caring man who has solid relationships with family and friends. He has a great sense of humor. His phrasing makes it easy to visualize him slipping and tripping over river rocks as he seeks out an elusive trout or running down the river bank to confront two workers laying white plastic pipe down the middle of his beloved river. For me, however, the playful stories are eclipsed by the poignant ones. By chance, I read "Who Am I?" within a couple of days of the tenth anniversary of my mother's death. I couldn't stop my tears.
John Pierce also describes paradise in this book. Paradise is a green place with a river and many chances for solitude and quiet reflection. The book contains photographs showing the author, some of the places already artfully described, family and friends. Beautiful illustrations, like the river on the cover, continue throughout the book. Both add to the character of the book.
Thank you John Pierce for the insights into your special places and feelings. I am buying a 2nd and 3rd copy to share with my friends.

This book reads like a collection of short stories while relaying the often untold stories of well-known and unknown figures who helped shape the Northwest. As a native Oregonian, it was refreshing to read unfamiliar stories of people in familiar places. I was particularly struck by the stories of Woodie Guthrie, David Thompson and the well-to-do woman from the east who follows her new husband to the wilds of British Columbia. A great read for anyone interested in the people and development of the Northwest.

If you are interested in learning more about the architecture styles in the Northwestern US, or you are a fan of this architect, you will not be disappointed. I have seen other books (i.e. Frank Lloyd Wright) that have less dialog and more photos, but this is a decent book nonetheless.

"Rough Justice" crossed legal, biological, and marine life all into one novel. I loved the mystery between the characters and their development throughout the book. I wished she wouldn't have made her characters so timid, aloof. The lighthouse and island were a fantastic setting. I enjoyed it for it many professional facets.

For a student of British Columbia and Maritime early history. This is a book with a wealth of information on the history, specifics, and details of early BC and Washington state history dealing with the royal navy from 1860 to 1914. This includes the Fraser Gold Rush, the Pig War, and various history of local communities in BC and Washington.

This book gave a different point of view of the Indian Shoshone woman who traveled with Lewis & Clark's expedition. I've read several books regarding Sacagawea and just returned from the Montana to Idaho historical tour on Lewis & Clark's trail. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Sacagawea.

I would recommend a good detailed map of the artic at hand when reading this book. Ann Savours assumes the reader is intimately familiar with artic geography. Once you get a hand on the geography it is a very good read for the non-fiction addict.

I was introduced to this book by a descendant of the author, Charles McClung. I do not recall the date of publication, but imagine it to be around 1830 or 1840, at a time when America's "West" included places like Kentucky.

Much of the book involves tales of the capture of settlers by the Indians, and there are horrific accounts of torture and cruelty. There are many nuances and minor details which help the reader gain a good idea, I should think, of this era in American frontier history. For instance, although I knew that the range of the buffalo or American Bison extended into what I think of, at any rate, as the Eastern United States, I was surprised to find that the buffalo had beaten deep trails through the woods. This is no doubt common knowledge to anyone from that part of the country, but to me, a Californian, it was astonishing and gratifying to secure this little detail.

An excellent book, and one which was highly popular in its day, with many printings, or so I gather. I wish I had a copy.

Indian trails of long ago assisted pioneers in opening up trade and travel from Seattle and the Puget Sound to the east side of Washington State. It is also a history of the snow conditions and the first road building efforts over challenging mountain terrain. I was also impressed with the beginning of skiing being promoted by the people of Seattle. Fun to read if you live in Washington or have lived here in the past.

The reader gets a beautiful photographic glimpse of sub arctic Canada and an interesting socialogical glimpse of the four crew members as they make a record setting trek across Hudson Bay in a 40 foot sailboat.