Table of Contents
Prologue: Nature's Hand ix
I Fruits of the New World: 1823-24 1
II The Rites of Neptune: 1824-25 23
III Between the Desert and the Sea: Spring-Summer 1825 37
IV Taking the Smoke: Summer-Winter 1825 53
V The Interior Year: Spring 1826 73
VI Sleeping on Shattered Stones: Summer 1826 91
VII The Perfect Enthuslast: Fall 1826-Spring 1827 117
VIII Crown of the Continent: Spring-Summer 1827 143
IX "A Scientifick Naturalist": Fall 1827-Fall 1829 167
X Breathing New Climates: Fall 1829-Fall 1832 191
XI The Canyon: Winter 1832-Summer 1833 211
XII Craters: 1834 229
Epilogue: Nourishment Beyond Names 251
Acknowledgments 256
Bibliography 257
Chapter Notes 265
Index 275
Maps
David Douglas in North America: 1824-34 vii
The Northwest Coast: 1825-33 36
The Interior: 1826-27 72
The North Country: 1833 212
Hawaiian Islands: 1834 228