Willard R Espy

Willard R. Espy (1910-1999) grew up in the seaside community of Oysterville, Washington. He was a philologist, writer, poet, local historian, and New York City editor whose work was published in Reader's Digest, The New Yorker, and Punc. His 1977 book, Oysterville: Roads to Grandpa's Village became a national bestseller.