Kesey. Comstock paperback. H.L. Davis’ Honey In The Horn has justly been compared with the writing of Faulkner and Twain. 6. The Conquest, or the True Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Eva Emery Dye. Dye popularized the expedition, creating a memorable feminist heroine in Sacajawea. She is the Northwest’s finest historical novelist, readable, upbeat, well-researched. Her books should be brought back into print so school kids could have a sense of Northwest'history. The Oregon Trail and all of that! Go to the library to read her work. 7. Life Am ongst The Modocs: Unwritten History by Joaquin Miller. A 17-year-old Oregon boy went to live with the gold miners and Indians near Mt. Shasta. From his experience would come an American classic. Miller himself would become the archetype of the Western man, making Buffalo Bill jealous. Urion Press paperback. Curtis Recommends A Dozen Great Northwest Books 8. The Bridge o f the Gods by Frederic Homer Balch, is reminiscent of Nathaniel Hawthorne. The missionary Cecil Grey has been drawn to the Northwest by a vision of the bridge and a need to convert the natives to Christianity. Himself a melancholy preacher, Balch died tragically of TB at 29. Binford & Mort. 9. Heavenly D iscourse by Charles Erskine Scott Wood. Can you imagine someone’s life spanning the era from the days of Chief Joseph to the bombing of Pearl Harbor? Wood’s satirical sketches, disgracefully out of print, would rock conservative minds even today. Intelligent, classical, radical, libertarian, “Ces” Wood is the patriarch of Portland arts and letters. 10. Insurgent Mexico by John Reed, the Northwest’s most internationally acclaimed author! What do we gringos know of the history of Mexico, our closest neighbor? John Reed was there, riding with Pancho Villa in 1913. Raw, passionate, poetic, the great journalist gives us a visceral, unforgettable account. Penguin paperback. 11. S k id Road by Murray Morgan. The first skid road, loggers’ Valhalla or bowery was located in Seattle. Where the human and wood debris were dumped in the bay! Ox teams skidded logs to Yesler’s mill. Doc Maynard took over, and the red- light district became legendary. Comstock paperback. 12. The Singing Creek Where The Willows Grow by Ben Hoff. This rediscovered childhood diary and biography is a standard for the re-issuing of Northwest classics! Opal is the “flower child,” charismatic and schizophrenic, who captivated readers of the Atlantic Monthly in 1920. She grew up in a Cottage Grove lumber camp, and is still alive in a mental hospital in London. Fascinating story! Ticknor & Fields. Books Bought & Sold The Great Northwest Bookstore 1001 S.W. Tenth Ave. Portland, OR 97205 #(503)223-8098 Monday-Saturday 11-7 • Sunday 12-5 THE IMAGE GALLERY TRADITIONAL FOLK ART SHOW -Ceramics, tapestries, rugs, baskets, wooden animals, carved chests, sculpture from Guatemala, Mexico, Africa, New Guinea, Thailand - and RECENT WORK BY GALLERY ARTISTS. HOLIDAY HOURS M - S 10:30 - 6, FIRST THURSDAY to 9 SUNDAYS IN DECEMBER, 1 -4 1026 SWMorrison Portland, Or. 97205 (503)224-9629 let Beard's frame a unique gift for your holiday giving BEARD FRAME SHOPS DOWNTOWN ON BROADWAY (Between Washington & Alder) 228-2288 YOUR PRINTING DESIGN CALLIGRAPHY 77 4 0 SW CAPITOL HWY IN MULTNOMAH 246-1942 O.P.l.'s 1989/90 "Catalog of Peace" isfull of holiday items, cards, calendars, clothing, gifts, games and books forall your "peacetime" shopping needs. For a free copy, write: Oregon Peace Institute 921 S.W. Morrison Portland, Oregon 97205 or call (503)228-7422 Visit us in the Galleria, corner o f S.W. 9th & A lder, in down town Portland! WE'VE MOVED!! TO 3208 SE HAWTHORNE Portland 231-3726 WEEKDAYS 1 2 -7 WEEKENDS 10 -5 Closed Tuesdays 12 Clinton St. Dec. ’89-Jan. ’90
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