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Apr

15

2019

Atlas of a Lost World

Atlas of a Lost World by Craig Childs

Craig Childs’s Atlas of a Lost World is out in paperback this week. Childs—who, like John McPhee, makes any field trip interesting—tackles the prehistory of the western hemisphere in this book. Where did the first settlers come from? Were they all eaten by megafauna? Did ancient shamans ride giant sloths? (Sorry. Different book.) What did the kids …

Mar

5

2011

Northwest History is New Again

In a recent blog post, David Shapiro points out a couple or minor errors in the story the The Oregonian ran about his new Portland publishing company, Craigmore Creations—but he’s definitely not complaining. “The story is well written and it is our first major press appearance,” he writes. Shapiro started Craigmore Creations when he couldn’t get New York …