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In 1960 he published Trask, a historical novel about Elbridge Trask, an Oregon settler in the 1840s who was the first white homesteader on Tillamook Bay.

It was followed by two sequels, Moontrap and To Build a Ship.

The novels have collectively become known as the " Trask novels.

" His other works include A Majority of Scoundrels, a history of the fur trade in the Rocky Mountains.

Besides writing, his lifelong artistic pursuits included bronze sculpture, sumi-e painting, and blues guitar playing.