James Eldin Reed: Pacific Northwest Renaissance

1. General Nonfiction

“A wonderfully detailed and, at the same time, evocative work of interpretation that weaves together media, history, and artists.”

—David Hall, Harvard University

2. Cultural History

The exuberant coming of age—in the many-angled Seattle of the 1920s—of one of America’s most celebrated intellectuals.

3. Religion and Culture

“A richly evocative and deeply humane exploration of religion, culture, and art.”

—David Hempton, Harvard Divinity School

The Lost World of the Northwest Modernists:

Seattle in the 1930s. Museum of History and Industry, Seattle.

"There are those to whom place is unimportant, / But this place, where sea and fresh water meet, / Is important—"

–Theodore Roethke, The Far Field