Archie Binns

[Jim Holton]

I've read "Northwest Gateway," which is about Seattle.  It was published in
1941. Regards, Jim

Pass/Kishkan/High Ground Press wrote:

> My friend Charles Lillard was a great admirer of the novels of Archie Binns.
> I read one years ago, Sea Pup, and thought it was nicely evocative of the
> Pacific Northwest. I found a copy of Mighty Mountain on my son's
> book-shelves and have been enjoying it thoroughly, not just for the writing,
> which is crisp and energetic, but for its sense of place, Puget Sound, and
> its time, the 1850s. The main characters are all familiar with the jargon
> and use it convincingly. I think the historical detail is quite accurate, if
> sad -- I'm at the point where the Treaties are being signed with the
> Nisquallys and Puyallups. Does anyone else know Binns' work?
>
> Theresa Kishkan