Tacoma News Tribune - Matt Driscoll
"[An] encompassing, timeless retelling of Tacoma’s history . . . Today, as it was upon its release, it’s seen as both a work of history and a work of uncompromising adoration for the place its author called home. . . . Puget’s Sound remains revered in Tacoma, particularly among those with an undying affinity for the city’s colorful past."
Oregon Historical Quarterly
The best books have the capacity to tower above their subjects, remaining relevant long after their authors have left us. Morgan, through his poetic and evocative imagery, created an enduring legacy that will enable generations of future readers to experience the grandeur and the wonder of the Pacific Northwest, its history, and its people.
The Pacific Historian
Morgan’s history is an informal epic of adventure and avarice, of courage and venality.... Puget’s Sound... will help to sustain the vitality of the school of thought that believes history is, after all, about people.
Pacific Northwest Quarterly - Norman Clark
No one who has ever written Pacific Northwest history can match Murray Morgan’s craftsmanship, the signal virtues of which are pace, precision, humor, and a keen eye for the characterizing—rather than the characteristic—detail, the face or the action that can reveal the character of a person or an era. Though the research is always solid, the perspective is eagerly critical, eagerly creative.
