Name: The Ghosts of Whidbey Island - Victoria Ventris Shea
Brand: Victoria Ventris Shea
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nThe Ghosts of Whidbey Island by author Victoria Ventris Shea falls into the gothic, historical, and interpersonal drama genres. With historical research and imaginative storytelling, it is a captivating immersion into the rich history and folklore of the Pacific Northwest that includes both indigenous people and settlers. Intertwined with ghostly elements, it is a haunting, poignant narrative.n nThis engaging novel tells of Isaac Ebey, a farmer and lawyer, who becomes a pioneer in the mid-1800's to join a wagon train on the Oregon Trail bound for the Pacific Northwest. Although Oregon Territory has just become American land, British-owned Hudson Bay Company continues to trade. Ebey is side-tracked by the gold rush and San Francisco, then settles briefly in what will become Olympia in south Puget Sound where he becomes friends with the town's founders and meets Chief Seattle.n nMoving further north, Ebey becomes the first permanent white settler in what will become Coupeville on Whidbey Island and forms a positive relationship with his Skagit neighbors, particularly Snetlum, a village leader at Snakelum Point, as well as the Klallam people from Port Townsend who camp on the beach below his cabin.n nEbey's family joins him as he navigates the challenges of farming, territorial demands, his wife's failing health, and conflicts with northern Indians. Ebey is instrumental in the formation of Washington Territory and is against the aggressive decisions of its first governor, Isaac