Sharlene P Nelson

Detailed histories and intriguing anecdotes about Washington lighthouses. Even before the establishment of its first lighthouse in 1865, the people of Washington [book] great pride in their concern for guiding mariners safely along their coast and on their inland waterways. This guide to Washington's 25 lighthouses, its lightship fleet, and the supply vessels that serviced them offers fascinating histories of each light and information about their...

Discusses the life and work of Jedediah Smith, an explorer of the American West and leader of mountain men. Born in 1799, Jedediah Smith became an important explorer of the American West. He was the first American to cross the Sierra Nevadas and the Great Basin and the first American to reach California by an overland route. As a fur trader, he was considered a leader of the mountain men. His expeditions helped open the West to thousands of emigrants,...