northwest, pacific

Describes a land of beauty caught in a struggle between conservation and development.

Sy Leving, a high school teacher troubled by bad decisions and alcohol, leaves New York City for a fresh start in the Pacific Northwest, where he imagines there will be pioneers and covered wagons, but when he arrives at Cascadia College for his new instructor position, he finds himself in new dilemmas that take him back to where he started.

Presents a look at various explorers and the expeditions they led to the Pacific Northwest in the years between 1728 and 1830.

Colby's post-high school plans have long been that he and his best friend Bev would tour with her band, then spend a year in Europe, but when she announces that she will start college just after the tour, Colby struggles to understand why she changed her mind and what losing her means for his future.

Collection of sixteen stories set primarily in the Pacific Northwest about how people cope with the twist, turns, and snares of their lives.

A biography of the man who was the chief factor and developer of Fort Vancouver for the Hudson's Bay Company. Under his direction the fort became the center of settlement and civilization for the Pacific Northwest.