{"product_id":"land-of-giants-the-drive-to-the-pacific-northwest-1750-1950-9780803279056","title":"Land of Giants: The Drive to the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1950","description":"The exploration and conquest of the Pacific Northwest is the dominant theme of \u003ci\u003eLand of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, a book which (in the words of William O. Douglas) gives one a sense of participation in moulding the manifest destiny of America. English and Spanish seadogs seeking a northwest passage to the Orient were the first comers; then, following Bering's explorations, Russian fur traders descended on the Aleutians. In turn, the Lewis and Clark expedition, the activities of the great fur companies, and Oregon fever spurred on overland traffic westward; and as gold silver, and copper drew thousands more into the new land, railroads and steamship lines grew up to serve the mushrooming settlements. \u003ci\u003eLand of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e tells also of the tragic squeeze play on the Indians, the rise of the fishing and lumber industries, the development of modern power and reclamation projects, and the struggles of the conservationists to preserve natural resources and wild life. \u003cp\u003eReading \u003ci\u003eLand of Giants\u003c\/i\u003e, we can believe that history trod here, that issues existed, that men schemed and dreamed and struggled, and so the present came to be.--A. B. Guthrie Jr., \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA well-known Western historian, David Lavender is the author of more than twenty books, among them \u003ci\u003eBent's Fort, \u003ci\u003eOne Man's West\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently \u003ci\u003eCalifornia: A Bicentennial History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWinner Take All: The Trans-Canada Canoe Trail\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803279056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.08w x 1.31d","brand":"David Lavender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643698311324,"sku":"9780803279056","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1d13aa8f-245e-4f03-b718-96861ba780ed.jpg?v=1603857097","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/land-of-giants-the-drive-to-the-pacific-northwest-1750-1950-9780803279056","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}