West Coast Journeys: 1865-1879 the Travelogue of a Remarkable Woman

An excellent book for anyone interested in history, travel, women's studies, or the early settlement of the Pacific Northwest. Leighton writes with a accessible, personable style, and makes wonderful non-judgemental observations about the wide range of people she meets. Her sketches of Native Americans and Chinese are particularly poignant and enlightened for her era. Leighton was unafraid of roughing it, and experienced some travel adventures that make thrilling reading.