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SECTION I The Last Playground 1 What Is the Pacific Northwest? 2 Historical Background LOOKING BACK EXPLORERS BY BOAT THE RIVER OF FABLE THAT REALLY EXISTED EXPLORERS ON FOOT FURS FAITHS HOME-MAKERS 3 The Seasons 4 Where to Play SECTION II Some Places and People 1 Cow Country 2 Farewell Bend 3 Among the Basques with a Scotchman 4 Burns 5 John Day Country 6 Gold, Uncivic Potatoes, and a Centenarian 7 Enterprise-A Lost Hat-The Canyon of Hell 8 Pendleton Round-up 9 Grande Ronde Country: An American Family 10 En Route: In Sheep Country 11 Walla Walla: Missionaries, Vigilantes, and a Rawhide Railroad 12 Yakima Valley: Two Towns. Irrigation and Indians 13 Apple Valleys 14 Beautiful Deep Water 15 Grand Coulee Dam: Man’s Biggest Job to Date SECTION III Cities as Symbols 1 Seattle 2 Portland 3 Spokane 4 Tacoma SECTION IV More Places and People 1 The Islands and the Land To and From 2 Spirit Dancing 3 Olympic Peninsula: Big Trees-Sacred Elk-Ghost Towns 4 Capital Towns: Olympia, Salem 5 River of the West 6 Oregon Coast 7 Southern Oregon: Pelicans, Pears, Spade Beards, and Cave Men SECTION V Highlights on the Last Horizon 1 Tales, Tall and Small 2 Paul Bunyan’s Larder 3 The Jumping-off Place Reading List Index
