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Stepping Westward by Sallie Tisdale ➤ Henry Holt & Co 1991 First Edition
Stepping Westward: The Long Search for Home in the Pacific Northwest by Sallie Tisdale Henry Holt & Co 1991 First Edition
Title: Stepping Westward: The Long Search for Home in the Pacific Northwest
Author: Sallie Tisdale
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co 1991
Edition: First Edition
ISBN: 9780805013535
Size: 6 X 9.25 * 284 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: "Sallie Tisdale conjures the Northwest in a rare and magical way. Hauntingly beautiful, Stepping Westward blends memoir, travel, and regional history in brilliant fashion. The wonderful landscapes and clear-eyed portraits are real enough to touch. Gas the car and grab the maps. This book will make you hit the road!" -Craig Lesley, author of Winterkill and River Song
The Pacific Northwest is a land of exuberant variety. Rain forest and desert, wheat fields and sand dunes, volcanoes and glaciers, sometimes all in the same view. Inaccessible canyons split by wild rivers, labyrinthine caves and churning ocean, a profusion of spring blossoms and sweet-breathed falls. A land of pine and maple and towering redwood, and eagles, moose, elk, bear, and seals. People-perhaps all people-harbor a dream of the land. And because the land here is peculiarly comfortable and near, the dream is, too.
In Stepping Westward, Sallie Tisdale explores the grand, longed-for land that her ancestors settled. Once, the trees stood tall as the temple of Apollo; the streams were thick with beaver; the Karuk, Rogue, and Cayuse tribes fished rivers dark with salmon. Now, many of the tribes are "the invisible dead," and much of their bounteous, dramatic landscape-the tallest trees, the beaver, the otter, the salmon-is gone. Yet much that is glorious remains.
In a work that is deeply intimate and wonderfully expansive, Sallie Tisdale writes compellingly of smalltown life in the valley of Mount Shasta; of the extraordinary landscapes of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; and of the bittersweet story of the conquering of the frontier in search of a home in paradise. She describes a land with trees big enough to park a Cadillac on the stump; with the deepest lake in the western hemisphere, "made by God for his own private view"; with the largest octopuses and clams as big as cantaloupes; the land of Sasquatch and of two million Christmas trees; of mountains that reach miles into the sky; of forests without trees (as one logger said, "If you leave the trees standing, they just go to waste"); of rain and more rain; of local spots called Whorehouse Meadows and Bull Shit Springs, and a town called Liberal.
Stepping Westward is a ramble, a serendipitous journey, quirky, moving, impassioned-all in all, entirely magical.
SALLIE TISDALE is the author of Sorcerer's Apprentice, Harvest Moon, and Lot's Wife. The winner of numerous literary awards, she has had essays in The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, and other magazines. She lives in Oregon.
Overall Condition: Very good: The book does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. There is no obvious damage to the cover and the dust jacket is included. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear; see images.
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2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.22 with tracking.
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Title: Stepping Westward: The Long Search for Home in the Pacific Northwest
Author: Sallie Tisdale
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co 1991
Edition: First Edition
ISBN: 9780805013535
Size: 6 X 9.25 * 284 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: "Sallie Tisdale conjures the Northwest in a rare and magical way. Hauntingly beautiful, Stepping Westward blends memoir, travel, and regional history in brilliant fashion. The wonderful landscapes and clear-eyed portraits are real enough to touch. Gas the car and grab the maps. This book will make you hit the road!" -Craig Lesley, author of Winterkill and River Song
The Pacific Northwest is a land of exuberant variety. Rain forest and desert, wheat fields and sand dunes, volcanoes and glaciers, sometimes all in the same view. Inaccessible canyons split by wild rivers, labyrinthine caves and churning ocean, a profusion of spring blossoms and sweet-breathed falls. A land of pine and maple and towering redwood, and eagles, moose, elk, bear, and seals. People-perhaps all people-harbor a dream of the land. And because the land here is peculiarly comfortable and near, the dream is, too.
In Stepping Westward, Sallie Tisdale explores the grand, longed-for land that her ancestors settled. Once, the trees stood tall as the temple of Apollo; the streams were thick with beaver; the Karuk, Rogue, and Cayuse tribes fished rivers dark with salmon. Now, many of the tribes are "the invisible dead," and much of their bounteous, dramatic landscape-the tallest trees, the beaver, the otter, the salmon-is gone. Yet much that is glorious remains.
In a work that is deeply intimate and wonderfully expansive, Sallie Tisdale writes compellingly of smalltown life in the valley of Mount Shasta; of the extraordinary landscapes of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; and of the bittersweet story of the conquering of the frontier in search of a home in paradise. She describes a land with trees big enough to park a Cadillac on the stump; with the deepest lake in the western hemisphere, "made by God for his own private view"; with the largest octopuses and clams as big as cantaloupes; the land of Sasquatch and of two million Christmas trees; of mountains that reach miles into the sky; of forests without trees (as one logger said, "If you leave the trees standing, they just go to waste"); of rain and more rain; of local spots called Whorehouse Meadows and Bull Shit Springs, and a town called Liberal.
Stepping Westward is a ramble, a serendipitous journey, quirky, moving, impassioned-all in all, entirely magical.
SALLIE TISDALE is the author of Sorcerer's Apprentice, Harvest Moon, and Lot's Wife. The winner of numerous literary awards, she has had essays in The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, and other magazines. She lives in Oregon.
Overall Condition: Very good: The book does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. There is no obvious damage to the cover and the dust jacket is included. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. It may have very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover as well as very minimal wear and tear; see images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.22 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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