Download or read book Beach of Heaven written by Irene Martin and published by Washington State University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beach of Heaven is a history of the earliest settled areas in Washington. Birthplace of the state's canned salmon industry and cooperative extension movement, Wahkiakum County has a historic significance extending beyond its borders. Today it stands at the cusp of change as the rural occupations of fishing, farming, and logging, upon which the county has depended, suffer from outside influences and demographic shifts.