"The University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the nine boys, in the depths of the Great Depression, showed the world what beating the odds really meant. They defeated elite rivals from California and eastern schools to earn the right to compete against the German crew rowing for Adolf Hitler in the Olympic Games in Berlin....

In the 1950's, Jess Taylor had a dream of creating an exceptional housing development on his ridge land south of his dairy farm in Clallam County on the Olympic Peninsula. The dream was a good one but the realization of that dream was not easy. Problems arose, agreements were not honored, the courts became involved, funds were embezzled, lawyers were hired, new developers did not perform and forecloseure followed. In spite of the problems, SunLand...

Sequim is located between Washington's Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Once a major dairy farming area, Sequim has become a retirement community for people from all over the country. These 157 family histories, and many photos, show the sharp contrast between life 50 to 150 years ago and life today. This book will be a great resource for both current and future researchers because contributors were asked to include basic family genealogy....

The major reason for publishing this book is to go beyond mere historical fact and include the feeling and flavor of Sequim and small town America of two or three generations ago.

Although Clallam County's students study the history of Washington State and the Pacific Northwest, little is done with "local" history. For this book, "local" history is defined as the history of Clallam County. It is designed to be used as a supplement to the current school district curriculum and to be enjoyed by the general public.

No author has attempted to write the history of all the newspapers on the North Olympic Peninsula—until now. Strait Press: A History of the News Media on the North Olympic Peninsula does that. There have been books that detailed the newspaper history in Clallam County, and two books covered the media history in Jefferson County. Now Strait Press encompasses both counties. This book is about not only newspapers but also radio stations and even television....