Discovering Nothing - Nicandri, David L.
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Quests to discover a navigable or usable Northwest Passage ended in failure, but as Discovering Nothing shows, the many attempts to find what nature did not provide led to the construction of its transcontinental equivalent, changing the landscape of North America forever.

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Quests to discover a navigable or usable Northwest Passage ended in failure, but as Discovering Nothing shows, the many attempts to find what nature did not provide led to the construction of its transcontinental equivalent, changing the landscape of North America forever.
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David Nicandri was executive director of the Washington State Historical Society from 1987 to 2011 and was editor of the society's journal, Columbia Magazine. He received the Charles Gates Award for the best article in Pacific Northwest Quarterly and the Robert Gray Medal of the Washington State Historical Society. David was awarded honorary doctorates from Gonzaga University, the University of Puget Sound, and the University of Idaho, and was recognized as a Distinguished Alumnus by SUNY at Plattsburgh. He also served on the board of trustees of Evergreen State College. David is the author of numerous books, including Captain Cook Rediscovered: Voyaging to the Icy Latitudes.