Robert E Ficken

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1) Washington State: the inaugural decade, 1889-1899

Author

Ficken, Robert E

Pub. Date

c2007

Physical Desc

vii, 288 p., [9] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

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In the sequel to his popular Washington Territory, author Robert E. Ficken, ably and with characteristically wry humor, describes Washington State's turbulent first decade. With a new railroad system, vast natural resources, an irrigation boom, astounding population growth, and strong investment from foreign capitalists, the future looked rosy in 1889. Yet the first years of statehood were also marked by inept and corrupt legislation, labor disputes,...

2) The forested land: a history of lumbering in western Washington

Author

Ficken, Robert E

Pub. Date

c1987

Physical Desc

xv, 324 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

3) Washington Territory

Author

Ficken, Robert E

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

288 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

4) Washington: a centennial history

Author

Ficken, Robert E

Pub. Date

c1988

Physical Desc

xxi, 216 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

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Anniversaries often stimulate both reflection on the past and speculation about the future. On the occasion of Washington's hundredth anniversary of statehood, this book does both, providing a colorful, comprehensive, and readable account of the beginnings and potential of the state, and of the people who made it what it is today. For those familiar with Washington's history, it offers a nostalgic yet thought-provoking study, and for newcomers, a...