William O Douglas

When Bill Douglas was a child he nearly died of infantile paralysis. To build back the strength in his wasted legs, he started hiking the sage-covered foothills around his home in Yakima, Washington. The cure worked; and year by year he pushed his explorations further into the tangled, rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

When Bill Douglas was a child he nearly died of infantile paralysis. To build back the strength in his wasted legs, he started hiking the sage-covered foothills around his home in Yakima, Washington. The cure worked; and year by year he pushed his explorations further into the tangled, rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest. See less