Walk Gently This Good Earth — Margaret Craven

From the Depression to the present, from their idyllic childhood in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest to their ranching days in the wide-open spaces of Montana, the Westcotts stick together in a world where old-fashioned values are rapidly changing. Raised by Judge Westcott, a brilliant lawyer and wise father, and Maria, their loving indispensable housekeeper, the four Westcott children and their adopted brother embrace a lasting tradition of good sense, wit, and hard work. With stunning simplicity, Margaret Craven captures the awesome thrill of climbing in the Cascades, standing on a virgin mountain peak, or discovering a glacier, as she traces the children's coming-of-age with grace and humor.