There was also a book that came out in the 70s (I believe) called _The
Nine Nations of North America_ which identifies the coastal strip from the
Bay Area (I can just see another discussion -- "Which Bay Area?") to
Prince William Sound. The capital -- San Francisco, of course. (Author
is American.) I would have chosen Vancouver. It's an interesting look at
bioregional economics and markets and such. Very US-centered, though.

Coll Thrush
Western Washington University
Bellingham

On Wed, 5 Oct 1994, David B. Wright wrote:

> Actually, big-picture geologists have used the name "Cascadia" for this
> region since at least the early 1970s (cf. McKee, Bates. 1972.
> Cascadia -- the geologic evolution of the Pacific Northwest). The Cascadia
> subduction zone lies off the coast and extends from southern BC to
> northern CA and is named for the mountain range it parallels (and whose
> existence it is ultimately responsible for). Also, there is a book called
> "Cascadia Wild...," ca. 1993, that uses the name to identify the regional
> ecosystem.
>
> David Wright
> dwright at u.washington.edu
>
> On Wed, 5 Oct 1994, Michael Price wrote:
>
> > Hi Tweeters,
> >
> > re: Pacific Northwest
> >[preamble deleted]
> > Practically, I'd like to suggest discussing a more generally regional
> > approach to terminology describing our shared and lovely region. Most
> > suggestions were politically and culturally neutral. Gary Duvall suggests
> > adopting Pojar & MacKinnon's regional-unity term, 'northern Pacific coastal
> > region'; Charles Easterberg recommends 'central west coast' or
> > 'mid-Pacific'; Doug Canning's and David Wright's 'Cascadia' is a delicious
> > idea and has my vote even over 'Mid-Pacific Coast' (and Doug's reminder
> > that Canada's "Northwest Territories" are both north and east without
> > including the true northwestern territory, the Yukon, was a startling
> > reminder: that one was staring me in the face all these years...cracked me
> > up, too); David Wright's 'Clearcut West' may be mordantly accurate, but--
> >
> > Cascadia, hmmm....
> >
> > Anyway, thanx again for the discussion. I've really appreciated the
> > thoughtful and good-natured tone of discourse.
> >
> >
> > Michael "North o' 49" Price
> > Vancouver BC Canada
> > michael_price at mindlink.bc.ca
> >
> >