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The Pacific Northwest--for the purposes of this book mostly Oregon and Washington--has sometimes been seen as lacking significant cultural history. Home to idyllic environmental wonders, the region has been plagued by the notion that the best and brightest often left in search of greater things, that the mainstream world was thousands of miles away--or at least as far south as California.

This book describes the Pacific Northwest's search for a regional identity from the first Indian-European contacts through the late twentieth century, identifying those individuals and groups "who at least struggled to give meaning to the Northwest experience." It places particular emphasis on writers and other celebrated individuals in the arts, detailing how their lives and works both reflected the region and also enhanced its sense of self.



About the Author
The late Raymond D. Gastil was a social scientist and writer on American culture. He lived in Deep River, Connecticut. Barnett Singer is professor emeritus of history, Brock University. He has published a number of other books in the fields of French history and biography

Reviews
"The fascination of this book is in its life stories...a remarkable tour de force...a fine and comprehensive guide and a rich bibliography"-Pacific Northwest Quarterly
"Gastil and Singer find important themes in surprising places"-Western American Literature
"Valuable"-Pacific Historical Review
"Achieves what no other book has done for the Pacific Northwest...fills a gap...a valuable guide to an often-overlooked topic and deserves wide attention among professors, students, and general readers"-Oregon Historical Quarterly
"A unique book. All scholars in the field, as well as the educated public, will find it valuable."-Michael Allen, Professor of History and American Studies, University of Washington, Tacoma.



Book Information
ISBN 9780786445400
Author Raymond D. Gastil
Format Paperback
Page Count 227
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 308g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm

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