Taste of the Pacific Northwest

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Enrich your travels with reading! Here's a hand-picked list prepared for your journey in conjunction with the book experts at Longitude.

Essential Reading

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Pacific Northwest Wining and Dining

by Braiden Rex-Johnson

  • FOOD
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 270 PAGES

Subtitled The People, Places, Food, and Drink of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia, this wonderful cookbook brings the region's varied cuisine to life through recipes, stories and lore, visits to the area's top chefs and winemakers and 186 color photos. (PNW246, $34.95)

A River Lost, The Life and Death of the Columbia

A River Lost, The Life and Death of the Columbia

by Blaine Harden

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The single best introduction to the region, Harden's superbly reported social and environmental history of the Columbia River combines interviews, anecdote and solid information. (PNW25, $15.95)

The Good Rain

The Good Rain

by Timothy Egan

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1991
  • PAPER
  • 254 PAGES

An excellent portrait of the region. Egan travels along the Columbia River in the footsteps of 1853 visionary Theodore Winthrop through Washington and Oregon, focusing on the history, people and natural resources. (PNW11, $14.95)

Washington and Oregon Map

Washington and Oregon Map

by Mad Maps

  • 2004
  • MAP

A regional map of Oregon and Washington at a scale of 1:675,000. (PNW12, $10.95)

 
Hidden Pacific Northwest, Including Oregon, Washington, Vancouver, Victoria, and Coastal British Columbia

Hidden Pacific Northwest, Including Oregon, Washington, Vancouver, Victoria, and Coastal British Columbia


by Eric Lucas

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 648 PAGES

A comprehensive guide to attractions, sites and natural areas throughout the Pacific Northwest. With regional and local sketch maps and selective recommendations for where to stay and eat. (PNW13, $19.95)

Oregon Eco-Friendly Wine, Leading the World in Green Wine


by Clive Michelsen

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 264 PAGES

Michelson profiles Oregon winemakers, detailing each winery's approach and including practical travel information. (PNW244, $39.95)

Pacific Pinot Noir, A Comprehensive Winery Guide for Consumers and Connoisseurs

Pacific Pinot Noir, A Comprehensive Winery Guide for Consumers and Connoisseurs


by John Winthrop Haeger

  • FOOD
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 454 PAGES

The definitive guide to Oregon and California pinot noir, including travel information, winery profiles and tasting notes for 200 producers. (PNW245, $26.95)

Washington Wines and Wineries

Washington Wines and Wineries


by Paul Gregutt

  • FOOD
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 392 PAGES

This esssential guide to wine and wineries of Washington includes an overview of grapes grown in the state and profiles of 100 estates. (PNW222, $34.95)

Northwest Passage, The Great Columbia River

Northwest Passage, The Great Columbia River


by William Dietrich

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

A sweeping portrait of the Columbia, its history, nature and transformation from wild river to engineering marvel by a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Seattle Times. (PNW26, $24.95)

Fugitives and Refugees, A Walk in Portland, Oregon

Fugitives and Refugees, A Walk in Portland, Oregon


by Chuck Palahniuk

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

Novelist Palahniuk's appreciative, decidedly eccentric account of his adopted city (and the other oddballs it has attracted), strong on local flavor and personality. (PNW150, $16.95)

Reach of Tide, Ring of History: A Columbia River Voyage (Northwest Reprints)

Reach of Tide, Ring of History: A Columbia River Voyage (Northwest Reprints)


by Robin Cody | Sam McKinney

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 114 PAGES

McKinney follows the river from Cape Disappointment to the barrier of the Bonneville Dam, telling the story of the voyage through anecdotes, history, and observations about the river. A spare, witty account of messing about in a homemade boat. (PNW98, $14.95)

The Essential Lewis and Clark

The Essential Lewis and Clark


by Landon Y. Jones | Meriwether Lewis | William Clark

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Edited by American Book Award nominee Landon Y. Jones, this compact book features well-chosen selections from Lewis and Clark's journals focusing on natural history, people and landscapes of the West. (PNW70, $13.99)

Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West

Undaunted Courage, Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West


by Stephen Ambrose

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 528 PAGES

Ambrose recreates the high adventure and politics of late 18th-century America in this classic history, rich in details of Native American life, geography, flora and fauna. (USW20, $18.00)

Voyage of a Summer Sun, Canoeing the Columbia River


by Robin Cody

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

In this sparkling account of adventure, encounters and the river, Cody chronicles an 82-day voyage from source to sea, interweaving history and commentary with suspenseful tales of wind, weather, imposing dams, fearsome rapids, boulders and bears. (PNW39, $14.95)

Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest

Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest


by Katharine Berry Judson

  • LITERATURE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 204 PAGES

Presented here with 52 photographs, these traditional stories, first collected in 1910, reveal myths and traditions of creation, the salmon and noted geographical features of the territory. (PNW17, $14.95)

River of Memory, The Everlasting Columbia

River of Memory, The Everlasting Columbia


by William D. Layman

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 160 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Layman traces the course and history of the Columbia River from mouth to source in 90 gorgeously presented archival photographs. (PNW202, $24.95)

The Restless Northwest, A Geological Story

The Restless Northwest, A Geological Story


by Hill Williams

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A popular geological history of the region by a native Washingtonian and former science writer for the Seattle Times. He divides the book between ancient and quaternary geology, explaining not only the formation of the varied terrain but also the ongoing geologic processes giving shape to the landscape. (PNW135, $19.95)

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest

National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest


by Peter Alden

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1998
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 448 PAGES

A compact photographic guide to the wildflowers, trees, mosses, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals of the Pacific Northwest. (PNW50, $19.95)

Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest

Plants and Animals of the Pacific Northwest


by Eugene Kozloff

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 264 PAGES

A convenient single-volume introduction to the natural history of the Pacific Northwest. Divided by habitat, it covers plant life in detail with some information on associated invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians and a few mammals. (PNW10, $35.00)

Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge

Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge


by Russ Jolley

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 331 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

A comprehensive field guide illustrating 774 species of wildflowers. (PNW32, $24.95)

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