Looking at the Land of Promise is a study of the nineteenth-century visual imagination. At the beginning of the century, Goetzmann asserts, map makers and artists depicted the Pacific Northwest in ways that reflected politicians' dreams of continental dominance and global imperialism. Their works were graphic representations of Thomas Hart Benson's 1819 call for a second Daniel Boone to lead the way to the Columbia River country where the United States would develop agriculture, commerce ,and trade with the Orient. but as the century progressed, other artists completed sketches, drawings, paintings, lithographs, and photographs that reinforced myths about the region's scenic wonder and natural plenitude. Ultimately, artists even portrayed the Pacific Northwest's vast commercial potential. But throughout this period of exploration, settlement, and development, it was human imagination that shaped out visual images of the land once called Oregon Country. Looking at the Land of Promise contains numerous maps, drawings, sketches, lithographs, paintings, and photography - more that 100 plates in all. These illustrations, when combined with Goetzmann's comments and insights, make this a valuable addition to every Pacific Northwest Library. Used Book in Good Condition