Table of Contents
Preface 11
Introduction: The Gorge of the Columbia 13
Part 1 The People
1 Larger Than Life Sam Hill 23
2 Heart, Soul and Engineer Samuel Lancaster 28
3 The Portland Oregonian Henry Pittock 33
4 The Journal Man Sam Jackson 35
5 Timber Baron Simon Benson 39
6 Prince of the Woods John B. Yeon 45
7 Eager Automobile Owner Henry Wemme 48
8 Hostess Extraordinaire Margaret E. Henderson 51
9 "Major" Henry L. Bowlby 53
10 A Future Governor Oswald West 55
11 Lawyer, Merchant, Another Future Governor Julius Meier 57
Part 2 On Your Mark, Get Sethellip; 61
12 Lives Intersecting 61
Part 3 Go! Constructing the Highway
13 1913 69
14 Multnomah County: Cliffs and Waterfalls 72
15 Hood River County: Crest of the Cascades 96
16 Wasco County: Sunshine and Dry Air 112
17 Paving the Highway 117
18 Not All Sweetness and Light 120
Part 4 What Came After
19 Vista House 125
20 Signs and Lines 134
21 Other Roadhouses in the Gorge 136
22 Highway Maintenance and Evolution 143
23 What Happened to the People? 160
24 The Highway Today: What Is Past Is Prologue 168
Notes 171
Bibliography 177
Index 183
About the Author 187