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Clearwater Country! The Traveler's Historical and Recreational Guide: Lewiston, Idaho - Missoula, Montana [Paperback]

Borg Hendrickson (Author), Linwood Laughy (Author)
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July 1, 1999
Few special places lie hidden in America, left much as they have been for centuries. Among them are the mountains, meadows, forests and streams of Clearwater Country. Here can be found the entire saga of the American west - from missionaries to miners, settlers to soldiers, outlaws and vigilantes, generals and war chiefs and more. The reader can follow in the footsteps of explorers Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Sacagawea; missionaries Henry and Eliza Spalding; Nez Perce Chiefs Twisted Hair, Lawyer, Looking Glass and Joseph; General O.O. Howard; outlaw Henry Plummer - and dozens of other figures who wove the rich tapestry of Clearwater Country's historical past. This book will also help you discover Clearwater Country's wild and beautiful natural world - its flora and fauna, streams and rivers, beaches and hot springs, campgrounds and hiking trails. In addition to the historical and recreation guides, six additional chapters provide background information for! armchair historians and present or future visitors. The book includes maps, historical photos and original artwork.

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"A wealth of information presented in a clear, concise, lyrical manner" -- the Missoulian

Besides historical background, the book includes flora and fauna, early settlements, place name origins and recreational opportunities." -- RV West

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Should you awaken at dawn on the banks of the Lochsa River to watch the sun creeping up the backsides of the Bitterroots, you will have found your welcome to Clearwater Country. Or perhaps you'll watch an osprey searching for rainbows in a riffle of the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River, or leave warm footprints to cool in shadows of evening drifting across a white sand beach, or suck deeply the wafting scent of syringa blossoms that greet you along the roadside. With each experience you will find your welcome to Clearwater Country.

An unforgotten past also beckons--memories and imaginings of a land, people and passage of time rich in history. Along your route you may smell the smoke of an ancient Nez Perce village; squint at a September sun glistening off the faces of the Lewis and Clark expeditionists as they knee their horses, belly deep, across the river; point to General Howard's cavalry on the crest of a ridge while watching Nez Perce families paddle their hastily constructed buffalo hide bulboats to the gravel shoreline at your feet. You may hear the whistle of a nineteenth century sternwheeler or the distant gunshots of bandits relieving another miner of his hard-won gold dust. Throughout Clearwater Country you will travel midst the ghosts of a true Western saga--Indians and explorers, missionaries and miners, outlaws and vigilantes, settlers and soldiers ... and the many conflicts and triumphs of a young and growing America.

And yes, we too welcome you and invite you to let us be your guides through the sun and shadows, the space and time of Clearwater Country.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 230 pages
  • Publisher: Mountain Meadow Pr; 3rd edition (July 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0945519222
  • ISBN-13: 978-0945519225
  • Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #888,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Known as "Lin" to the thousands of heritage travelers he has guided along the Lewis & Clark Trail in Idaho's Nez Perce Country, Linwood Laughy writes with an intellectual mind and a blue-collar heart. His new novel, The Fifth Generation: A Nez Perce Tale, reflects both his Harvard education and his working class background, along with extensive knowledge of his subject matter and a writing style described by reviewers as exquisite, passionate and poetic.

Following a professional career in Alaska, Lin returned to his favorite haunts in north central Idaho where he lives a rural life near the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. He frequently travels, both physically and spiritually, the trails and towns of which he writes. Editor, compiler, non-fiction writer and novelist, his tour guests describe him as a master storyteller with a rich gift for words.

 

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This book is excellent and helped me tremendously in planning the part of our trip that was in western Idaho. The newest revision was just published a week ago, so that's the one you want to buy. The author was raised and spent most of his life in the area. He is very knowledgeable about Idaho as well as Lewis and Clark.
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You are about to begin one of Clearwaters Country's most fascinating recreational opportunities: a journey through its diverse and colorful history. Read the first page
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Nez Perces, Clearwater Country, Elk City, Clearwater River, Middle Fork, United States, Selway River, Red River, Looking Glass, Weippe Prairie, Lochsa River, Lolo Creek, Oro Fino, Twisted Hair, Camas Prairie, Fish Creek, Kamiah Valley, Walla Walla, Lolo Pass, White Bird, Corps of Discovery, Pierce City, Salmon River, Snake River, William Clark
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