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Exploring Washington's Past tells the state's story in terms of where to go and what to see. With words, photographs, and maps, the authors evoke the cultural landscape and portray Washington's people and events from the days of the fur trade and pioneer settlement to the recent past. Capsule descriptions of small communities ― from Altoona to Zillah ― are interwoven with those of better known cities, and eastern and western Washington receive...
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Pub. Date
c2003
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xiv, 1073 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 computer optical disc.
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An Oregon classic since 1928, Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place-names throughout the state. Generations of readers, from librarians and researchers to travelers and people interested in Oregon history, have used and enjoyed this fascinating and definitive resource.
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1993
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291 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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Light-hearted, yet factual, Brokenshire's portrayal of historical places and events makes for amusing, informative reading for local residents and travelers, alike. A Washington state fold-out map inside the cover, and registrations in the text and index help establish the place names in their geographical context. Readers of all ages browsing through this do-it-yourself history book will develop a personal understanding and appreciation of history...
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For twelve years, Andrea Lankford lived in the biggest, most impressive national parks in the world, working a job she loved. She chaperoned baby sea turtles on their journey to sea. She pursued bad guys on her galloping patrol horse. She jumped into rescue helicopters bound for the heart of the Grand Canyon. She won arguments with bears. She slept with a few too many rattlesnakes.
Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea...
Hell yeah, it was the best job in the world! Fortunately, Andrea...
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"Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests as complex as any terrestrial ecosystem. For millennia, vibrant Coast Salish communities have lived beside these waters dense with nutrient-rich foods, with cultures intertwined through exchanges across the waterways. Transformed by settlement and resource extraction, Puget Sound and its future health now depend on a better understanding...
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Pub. Date
1996
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xxviii, 559 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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What happened here? Travelers interested in history want to know about historical happenings in the Evergreen State. Now they have an amicable and informative traveling companion. Invaluable to vacationers, weekend travelers, and Sunday drivers, this bible of Washington history shows the way, and informs the curious traveler of historical sites and events along the route. The book has easy-to-use travelers' maps and mileage charts, and is packed full...
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The stories behind place names in the Olympic National Park collectively tell its human history. Most significat events in the recorded history of the Olympics (and a few obscure ones) resulted in the naming of a place or places. Indians lived where they found food most plentiful and travel easiest. This was usually where rivers feed into the sea. The results of their occupying such land are visible on today's maps: 12 of the 13 major rivers draining...
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“Company town.” The words evoke images of rough-and-tumble loggers and gritty miners, of dreary shacks in isolated villages, of wages paid in scrip good only at price-gouging company stores of paternalistic employers. But these stereotypes are outdated, especially for those company towns that flourished well into the twentieth century. This new edition updates the status of the surviving towns and how they have changed in the fifteen years since...
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Pub. Date
1995
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v, 282 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
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Boom and bust towns are brought vividly to life by popular historian JoAnn Roe, author of The Columbia River, The North Cascadians, Stevens Pass, and other award-winning books. A town with a steel mill, another that sought to be a major seaport, lumber and fish centers, coal and gold mines.The magnates who planned the towns and the characters who lived in them. An important and eminently readable account of camps and towns that made Northwest history....
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Pub. Date
2021.
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336 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 19 cm
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"For thousands of years people have traveled across Washington's spectacular terrain, establishing footpaths and roads to reach hunting grounds and coal mines high in the mountains, fishing sites and trade emporiums on the rivers, forests of old growth, and homesteads and towns on prairies. These traditional routes have been preserved in national parks, restored by cities and towns, salvaged from old railroad tracks, and opened to hikers by Indigenous...
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2014.
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190 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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In his new travelogue, Foster Church guides adventurers--lifelong residents of the Northwest and visitors alike--to the small communities beyond the state's well-known urban center. Once inside these small towns, local flavors abound. Church reveals how each community's unique character informs its hospitality and culture: In Morton, the abandoned Roxy movie theater was re-opened to host lectures and live performances. In the town of Palouse, a once-lonesome...
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2023.
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96 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm.
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Abandoned Washington State presents a fascinating glimpse into history, through captivating photographs of places now abandoned. Each photograph has a story behind it, and it is through these thought-provoking stories and first-hand accounts that one can find a human connection to the people that once lived, worked, and in some cases died at the places revealed in this book. The diversity of what has been abandoned in Washington State is truly amazing,...
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