books - Lauren Danner

What I’m reading | Eruption: The Untold Story of Mt. St. Helens – Steve Olson

By Lauren Danner | October 10, 2017November 21, 2019 by Lauren Danner

Eruption: The Untold Story of Mt. St. Helens, will have you questioning what you thought you knew about the most powerful natural disaster in US history.

What I’m reading | House of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilization Across the American Southwest – Craig Childs

By Lauren Danner | July 26, 2017May 6, 2024 by Lauren Danner

A must-read before your next trip to the Southwest.

Books I like

What I’m reading | Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson’s Lost Pacific Empire – Peter Stark

By Lauren Danner | June 25, 2017July 26, 2017 by Lauren Danner

What I’m reading: Astoria, by Peter Stark

Books I like national parks

Three books to read during the National Park Service centennial

By Lauren Danner | November 3, 2016November 21, 2019 by Lauren Danner

The National Park Service celebrates its centennial this year, even as it grapples with overcrowding, vandalism, lack of funding, and internal issues. I offer three books about the national parks that remind us why they are America’s best idea.