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vi + 92pp, 27 figures, 2 folding plates in rear pocket. ... Read more

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Earl Pomeroy is one of the most influential Western historians of the twentieth century, a scholar whose writings have reconceptionalized the entire discipline. The Pacific Slope, his most ambitious and significant work, synthesizes the history of six western states by examining the historical forces that made the West what it is today. His West is a region of considerable diversity rather than the product of a process of steady and fairly homogeneous settlement, and his focus is on urbanization over rural life and on the West's varied populations of people of color as well as on Euro-American elites. As Pomeroy states in his preface, "conventional emphasis leaves a large part of the story untold, even the story of people who accepted conventions. I have tried to focus on men and events that explain the West as a developing community, emphasizing traits and institutions." ... Read more

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Pretty Much a Slog
Without a doubt, this book is a big undertaking and doing it well has to be very difficult.There were a number of interesting chapters, but the style of writing, compound sentences combined with hyphenated phrases that went on for line upon line, made it very difficult to read and follow.This was probably the most frustrating book I've ever read, and I only finished it as a matter or principle.

Lots of good information
This book gives alot of good information about the settling of the west and about many key figures who influenced the settlement of what was a vast wilderness area.The writing style is sometimes a bit too pedantic and this is not light reading that you'll go through quickly.However, the volume of information makes this book worth it.The closing of the American frontier and the settlement of the west are interesting subjects and this book does a good job of covering them.

I welcome feedback on this and all reviews at wstrnlibwarrior@yahoo.com

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Boise
It has been 20 years since I last lived in Boise.This book and its numerous color pictures, however, confirmed for me that despite intense growth, the essential character of the place remains the same.Thestrength of this book is the writers' obvious sensitivity to the characterof the place and its people -- a sensitivity that allowed me to make thisconclusion.For example, although the title says Boise, the authors,through pictures and descriptions of the rugged and beautiful Idahooutdoors, display an understanding that Idaho wilderness is inseparablefrom Boiseans' notions of themselves.Very much worth purchasing. ... Read more

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The Lochsa Story explores the lessons drawn from two centuries of human interaction with northern Idaho's Lochsa country and how those lessons can affect management philosophies of similar regions across the continent and beyond. This personal narrative is thoroughly documented and includes maps and scores of rare, old photographs. ... Read more

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The smoke of ancient fires
They say you are getting old when you can remember things that happened fifty years ago but you can't remember where you put your glasses.By that measure I'm old now (Oh, there they are! On my head!).The Lochsa Story was ancient when Bud told it to my oldest friend, his son Bill, and me. But I remember it perfectly-yes, fifty years later.It fairly leaps out of the recesses of my memory as I read this well researched book.First hand, I know Bud lived it even better than he told it.

Too young and soft at first to join Bud and Bill on their pack trips into the Lochsa, I hardened myself up enough to be included in many of their hunts and camps.Bud could kindle a campfire in a hailstorm (I've watched him do it). Just as surely he set Bill and me afire with tales and adventures he himself experienced on his first hike up over that divide.By the time Bill and I became teenagers our snowshoes traced our own traplines on the very rim of the Lochsa not far from where Bud first laid eyes on it. The fires he set in our hearts burn to this day.

The Lochsa Story is a precious gift that I will cherish until my spirit joins those of all those who ever walked the Lochsa and loved it.I'm privileged to have known all along that Bud would become a legend in his own right, and to have watched him do it.There is no other person on earth more suited to tell The Lochsa Story.My only regret: with this book Bud may have set too many adventurers afire, and the eternal Lochsa will have no peace.

A moving story of a man's love for the Idaho wilderness
In 1930, thirteen-year-old Bud Moore climbed over the high ridge above his parent's western Montana homestead, carrying "a battered .30-.30 Winchester, light tarp, one blanket, fish line and hooks, and salt, bacon flour and oatmeal to supplement berries and game." He wanted to explore the wilderness of Idaho's Lochsa River country -- then one of the largest wild regions left in the country. As it turned out, his journey lasted a lifetime, returning as a young man to trap furs in winter, and later as a U.S. Forest Service ranger. His book recounts the history of this region, beginning with the Nez Perce Indians and early Anglo explorers, through his own days as the man responsible for overseeing the first logging and roadbuilding on the forest. As a witness to man's sometimes destructive effects on the forest and its wildlife, Moore has spent a lifetime trying to understand how we can cultivate a better relationship to the land. He shares his wise reflections with us in a deeply personal narrative. Anyone who is concerned with the future of this beautiful region will learn much from "walking the trail" with Bud Moore. The Lochsa Story is an eloquent plea for understanding the land and treating it with respect.

"Must Read"for hunters, hikers and outdoor folks
I found the book hard to put down. Bud Moore writes of first hand travels through the mountains of Idaho and Montana andhas some great tales of encounters with wildlife and nauture as he grew to become a Mountain Man.

I had the please of meeting Bud while visiting Condon MT several years ago and he shared first hand many of the stories on this book..

Purchase this one and you won't be sorry!

Russell

Excellent history of one of the prettiest areas in the U.S.
Outstanding history, which is very easy to read, of a wonderful part of the West.Also, is a great wake up as to how changes in the environment affects the wildlife that lives there.I recommend highly.

An informative work on the development of land management
This book is a must for anyone wishing to know the story of land management in our national forests.Moore begins his story with land management as practiced by the native americans, and early settlers, thengoes on to discuss the development of the Forest Services current methodsof land management and the problems with it.The entire narrative is akind of autobiography, as Moore grew up in the the region of the BitterrootMountains, and became an important steward of the land with the ForestService.Moore relates his story in a highly enjoyable, and understandableformat.Don't let the title mislead you into believing that its' topic isboring, and littered with scientific mumbo jumbo.For anyone concernedwith the direction the national forests are taking, be you hunter, logger,or just enjoy the splendor of the outdoors this book is a must! ... Read more

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At Home Afloat:Women on the Waters of the Pacific Northwest
In the litany of Northwest coast history little has been written about women in the marine environment. This is unfortunate considering the vastness of the coastal waters within which women have operated for years: there are over 800 miles of coastline that stretch from Puget Sound in the south to Prince William Sound in the north. One probable reason for omission is that the realm of the marine environment is "other worldly," "out there," and consequently eludes our focus. Another is the notion that women are naturally more connected to the earth/shore than are men; a fallacy rooted in a patriarchal world-view and one that has limited serious research of women at sea. "Women's literature remains poised at the edge of the water," Pagh writes, "and has not come much closer in this century, to exploring women's real experiences in marine environments." In her book, At Home Afloat, Nancy Pagh rectifies all of that as she examines the roles of women traveling the coastal waters of the Northwest coast. With her careful consideration of travel accounts penned by women marine tourists between 1861 and 1990, Pagh analyzes the spaces that women have occupied on boats and the language they have used to describe their experiences, the natural environment, and their contact with First Nations people.

Her thesis is centered in the ideology of the home. The notion that a woman's place is in the home tends to shape the expectations and assumptions of both women and men regarding the interests and abilities of women on the water. When women step aboard a boat, Pagh notes, power becomes an issue. Traditionally women entered a vessel through the sponsorship of a man and once aboard, operated within a number of limitations. Women were domestically defined, they were thought to be bad luck aboard a boat, and they had less working knowledge and experience of the marine environment than the men who sponsored them. For all of these reason's women found themselves confined within a gendered space. The cabin became their space; this was where they produced the food and tools of comfort, this was the space within which they set about making "a home afloat," this was the only area over which women had relative power.

Marine writers also fell prey to the tenet of women's place. Feminine discourse led female tourists to depict themselves in traditional domestic roles, for they could not construct themselves as an authority on events outside the realm of the home. Hence, they were self-deprecating, often apologizing for the deficiencies in their work. Their portrayals of the natural environment were cursory using descriptors such as "lovely" or "noble," whereas the more familiar human environment was offered in specific detail. They brought their Victorian ideals about home and limiting notions of morals and manners when they wrote about First Nations women. Rather than connecting as women and individuals they considered First Nations women to be lacking in morality and feminine subtlety, making them only a facsimile of a "real" woman. Pagh attributes this to the influence of gendered perceptions and gendered language coupled with the distancing effect of local steamship travel which led to the "othering" of First Nations women. It was not until forms of marine tourism evolved allowing longer, closer contact that travel writers moved away from such a limiting focus.

At Home Afloat has filled a gap that has been woefully evident in women's history. Pagh's writing is engaging and sprinkled with quotes from actual travel writings. At Home Afloat does, however, require careful reading as Pagh winds us through the tenets of feminist geography and post-colonial theory. Her interdisciplinary approach in combination with her scholarly research makes At Home Afloat an important treatise to add to the annals of women's history.

Pagh has shown us that there is clearly a need for serious scholarship in addressing the issues and the lives of women who travel, work and live upon our coastal waters. Perhaps the next step is to look at other types of marine experience and the distribution of power. Questions that we might address are: Does the type of vessel and the needs therein create a different distribution of power? Is power shared more equitably when the demands of being at sea require a partnership of workers? What kinds of restraints do women who work in the coastal commercial sector face and how do they broker power? There are many more question to be sure, for this area of research is just beginning. ... Read more