Land That Slept Late The Olympic Mountains in Legend and History

Well after the first wave of pioneers settles the Northwest in the mid-1800s, the Olympic Mountains remained remote and mysterious. It wasn't until 1889 that The Press, Seattle's newspaper, sponsored an expedition'during the worst winter on record'from the first crossing of these rugged peaks. The Land That Slept Late examines that heroic effort and those that followed, most notably the in-depth explorations of Lt. Joseph P. O'Neil in 1890.Wood, Robert L. is the author of 'Land That Slept Late The Olympic Mountains in Legend and History' with ISBN 9780898864403 and ISBN 0898864402.