Across the Olympic Mountains: The Press Expedition, 1889-90

by Robert Wood

Overview

In 1889 Washington's then governor, Elisha Ferry, called on men of adventure to cross the Olympic Mountains, a range shrouded in mystery. The Seattle Press, the state's primary newspaper, stepped up to the challenge, sponsoring the Press Expedition.

And soon departed a band of men into the mountains during one of the worst winters in recorded history...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781594858284
Publisher:	Mountaineers Books, The
Publication date:	12/31/1988
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Robert L Wood first saw the Olympics in 1946 and it was love at first sight. Wood has become somewhat the unnoficial biographer of the Olympic Mountains.