Temple Grove
A Novel
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Fiction & Literature, Literary
| Author: | Scott Elliott | ISBN: | 9780295804712 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press | Publication: | August 26, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Scott Elliott |
| ISBN: | 9780295804712 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press |
| Publication: | August 26, 2013 |
| Imprint: | University of Washington Press |
| Language: | English |
Deep in the heart of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula lies Temple Grove, one of the last stands of ancient Douglas fir not protected from logging. Bill Newton, a gyppo logger desperate for work and a place to hide, has come to Temple Grove for the money to be made from the timber. There to stop him is Paul, a young Makah environmentalist who will break the law to save the trees. A dangerous chase into the wilds of Olympic National Park ensues, revealing a long-hidden secret that inextricably links the two men. Temple Grove is a gripping tale of suspense and a multilayered novel of place that captures in taut, luminous prose the traditions that tie people to a powerful landscape and the conflicts that run deep among them.
Reading guide: http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/books/TEMPLE_GROVE_reading_guide.pdf
Deep in the heart of Washington State's Olympic Peninsula lies Temple Grove, one of the last stands of ancient Douglas fir not protected from logging. Bill Newton, a gyppo logger desperate for work and a place to hide, has come to Temple Grove for the money to be made from the timber. There to stop him is Paul, a young Makah environmentalist who will break the law to save the trees. A dangerous chase into the wilds of Olympic National Park ensues, revealing a long-hidden secret that inextricably links the two men. Temple Grove is a gripping tale of suspense and a multilayered novel of place that captures in taut, luminous prose the traditions that tie people to a powerful landscape and the conflicts that run deep among them.
Reading guide: http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/books/TEMPLE_GROVE_reading_guide.pdf
