In the last decade and a half, he has published five books:River of Promise: Lewis & Clark on the Columbia(2009);Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage(2015);Lewis & Clark Reframed: Examining Ties to Cook, Vancouver, and Mackenzie(2020); andCaptain Cook Rediscovered: Voya...
Ferriss was an architect, illustrator, and poet who explored the psychological condition of urban life, and was known for his conte crayon drawings of skyscrapers—nighttime scenes from a futuristic Babylon that are influential in popular culture (e.g. Tim Burton’s vision for Gotham in 1989’s...
and the current status of Plains wildlife. Lavishly illustrated with Paul A. Johnsgard's drawings of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, and plants, the book also includes a guide to the Lewis and Clark sites of botanical and zoological interest and more than seventy sites where readers can follow...