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

by Robert L. Wood

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898862191
• ISBN13: 9780898862195
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: Mountaineers Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Men of Grit and Manly Vim

A great tale about some truly remarkable people, especially when read in light of our soft and pampered current society. I have been involved in Boy Scouts for more than 20 years and have hiked (more or less) the route of the Press Expedition on two separate 50 mile hikes. It was a life changing experience for the 24 young men and adults who experienced it. A large part of the experience was sharing exerpts from a borrowed copy of this book with the group. Some of the experiences from the book are truly remarkable. Those hikes have been more than a decade ago now. I'm going on a 50 mile hike in the southern Sierra Nevadas this summer with a group of 18 and am buying my own copy of the book to share the experiences with a new generation.

Well Detailed

An excellent book for those obssessed with these mountains. Read what the first western visitors experienced.