Fodor's Pacific Northwest: with Oregon, Washington & Vancouver

Fodor’s correspondents highlight the best of the Pacific Northwest, including Portland, the Oregon Coast, Seattle, stunning national parks, and Vancouver. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it’s your first trip or your fifth.

Framing the West: Race, Gender, and the Photographic Frontier in the Pacific Northwest

Framing the West argues that photography was intrinsic to British territorial expansion and settlement on the northwest coast. Williams shows how male and female settlers used photography to establish control over the territory and its indigenous inhabitants, as well as how native peoples eventually turned the technology to their own purposes.

Pacific Northwest (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

The Eyewitness Pacific Northwest travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions the region has to offer. Whether you're kayaking on Lake Ozette in Olympic National Park or hitting the shops in Downtown Seattle's Columbia Centre, this guide provides all the insider tips every visitor needs, with comprehensive listings of the best hotels, restaurants, shops and nightlife for all budgets.

Gardening with Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest

"Few parts of America have as many native plants that excel in the garden as the Pacific Northwest. But until this year, there wasn't a comprehensive book on the subject. Now there is: Gardening With Native Plants of the Pacific Northwest...The main body of the book is divided into encyclopedic sections on trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials, including information about where they grow in the wild, how to propagate them, and how they fit into home gardens...This book contains so much well-organized, well-written material that it should become a standard guidebook for anyuone who gardens with Northwest natives." -Sunset 

Pain Management

Burke has gone "missing-and-presumed" from his native New York City, following a failed assassination attempt. The shadowy man-for-hire is scratching out an existence in the Pacific Northwest, doing what he calls "violence for money," and waiting to see if it is safe to return.