A fantastic book! Timothy Egan describes his journeys in the Pacific Northwest through visits to salmon fisheries, redwood forests and the manicured English gardens of Vancouver. Here is a blend of history, anthropology and politics.Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and the author of eight books, includingThe Immortal Irishman, aNew York TimesBestseller. His book on the Dust Bowl,The Worst Hard Time, won a National Book Award for nonfiction and was named aNew York TimesEditors' Choice, aNew York TimesNotable Book, a Washington State Book Award winner, and a Book Sense Book of the Year Honor Book. He writes a weekly opinion column for theNew York Times.US