Land of Giants: Drive to the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1950 [Hardcover]

David Sievert Lavender (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2001

In magnificent detail, Lavender explores the discovery and settlement of Northwestern America, the violent labor conflicts of the 1920s, the rise of the fishing and lumber industries, the fierce struggles of conservationists to slow down the ravages on natural resources and wildlife, and the bounding growth of cities in this lush corner of the nation.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 468 pages
• Publisher: Book Sales (September 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785813489
• ISBN-13: 978-0785813484
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,935,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars United States fight for control of the Pacific Northwest, June 20, 2003

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Ronald Walters (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Land of Giants: Drive to the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1950 (Hardcover)

As an Oregon resident, I especially enjoyed reading about the origin of many of the place names we now enjoy and why the Northwest developed the way it has. Mountains, rivers, towns and valleys bare the names of early explorers and pioneers who braved the hardships this uncharted land and shaped the boundries of the land as we now know it. The Oregon Territory in the 1800's, with its rich resources and unexplored lands became an irresistible attraction to thousands of emigrants from the Eastern US. Early arrivals came from Europe by sailing ship around the Horn of South America and began trading for furs with the indians. As word of these wild lands spread, Mountain Men began to push across the Rocky Mountains and into the vast forests of the Oregon Country in search of furs and gold. The British, Hudson Bay Company, capitalized on the fur market and became the first rulers of the territory. If not for certain rather minor happening and the westward push of American pioneers, the boundry between the United States and Canada might have been the Columbia River. If you enjoy knowing how the world we live in is shaped the way it is, you will love reading this book.