Posts by jnisbet
The Surveys of David Douglas
The May 2012 issue of American Surveyor includes an essay about David Douglas’s surveying and geomagnetic activities during his second visit to the Northwest in 1830 – 1833. “Fearful Excitement: The Surveys of David Douglas” For an online view, visit www.amerisurv.com
Read MoreColumbia Magazine article
The spring edition of Columbia Magazine contains an article on David Douglas adapted from my 2011 Curtiss Hill lecture at the Washington State Historical Society.
Read MoreFire and Ice
This month’s North Columbia Monthly column is about ice, with beautiful photos by Charles Gurche....
Read MorePurple Flat Top
Check out the new edition of Purple Flat Top from the University of Washington Press. This story collection, originally published in 1994, comes with a fresh introduction and a cover that features an iconic raven by Seattle artist Tony Angell. Visit the UW Press website for a short video about the book: http://www.youtube.com/user/UWashingtonPress#p/u/1/3lwlNisTUyk
Read MoreMichael M. Powell Fellowship award
Powell’s Books funds competitive research fellowship to CCRH Powell’s Books has funded a $3,000 annual Michael M. Powell Fellowship, in honor of Michael Powell. Powell’s fellows receive $3000 to support original research projects on a Columbia Basin topic that falls within the Center’s initiative, “The Columbia River and the World.” The first fellowship has been awarded to Spokane teacher, author, and naturalist, Jack Nisbet, who recently won the 2010 Pacific Northwest Book Award. His most recent book, The Collector, describes the journeys of Northwest explorer and Scots-born botanist David Douglas. Nisbet will use the Powell fellowship to expand the global...
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