{"product_id":"the-last-wilderness-a-history-of-the-olympic-peninsula-paperback","title":"The Last Wilderness: A History of the Olympic Peninsula - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurray Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim McNulty\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurray Morgan's classic history of the Olympic Peninsula, originally published in 1955, evokes a remote American wilderness \"as large as the state of Massachusetts, more rugged than the Rockies, its lowlands blanketed by a cool jungle of fir and pine and cedar, its peaks bearing hundreds of miles of living ice that gave rise to swift rivers alive with giant salmon.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on historical research and personal tales collected from docks, forest trails, and waterways, Morgan recounts vivid adventures of the area's settlers--loggers, hunters, prospectors, homesteaders, utopianists, murderers, profit-seekers, conservationists, Wobblies, and bureaucrats--alongside stories of coastal first peoples and striking descriptions of the peninsula's wildlife and land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreshly redesigned and with a new introduction by poet and environmentalist Tim McNulty, this humor-filled saga and landmark love story of one of the most formidably beautiful regions of the Pacific Northwest will inform and engage a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist, educator, and historian Murray Morgan (1916-2000) authored more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eSkid Road: An Informal Portrait of Seattle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePuget's Sound: A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern Sound\u003c\/i\u003e. He worked for \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and CBS News, hosted the Northwest radio show \u003ci\u003eOur Town, Our World\u003c\/i\u003e, and wrote for magazines ranging from \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e to the \u003ci\u003eNation\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSaturday Evening Post\u003c\/i\u003e. Tim McNulty is an award-winning poet, essayist, and nature writer based in the foothills of the Olympic Mountains. His natural history books include \u003ci\u003eOlympic National Park: A Natural History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWashington's Mount Rainier National Park\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has received the Washington State Book Award and the National Outdoor Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978814357805,"sku":"9780295745336","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/TUN5QlBHR3dJOUhLVWxxRUxnTW00Zz09.webp?v=1775810451","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-last-wilderness-a-history-of-the-olympic-peninsula-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}