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Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Physical Desc
420 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 22 cm.
Description
The Butterflies of Cascadia covers every species and subspecies found in the Pacific Northwest, from southern B. C. to northern California and Nevada, from western Idaho to the Pacific, and all of Washington and Oregon. Virtually every species is illustrated by brilliant photographs from life. Topics covered in various sections include history, lore, etymologies, esthetic encounters, ecology, conservation, study and nomenclature.
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (34 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. For thousands of years, the Elwha river flowed north to the sea. The river churned with salmon, which helped feed bears, otters, and eagles. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, known as the Strong People located in the Pacific Northwest, were grateful for the river's abundance. All that changed in the 1790s when strangers came who did not understand the river's gifts. The strangers built dams, and the environmental consequences were disastrous.
Author
Pub. Date
1981
Physical Desc
93 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Description
This is Emily's story. But more than that it is the growing up of a girl and a woman, and a frontier. The pioneers to the Far-west frontier caused it to grow by learning to deal with, and overcome, a climate and geography unknown in their eastern homelands. Emily, the girl, survived being born into the age of Victorian naiveness, became a wiser young woman of the post World War I 1920s and a freer mature woman of post World War II days.
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
301 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Description
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....
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Description
For millenia, Native artists on Olympic Peninsula, in what is now northwestern Washington have created coiled and woven baskets using tree roots, bark, plant stems - and meticulous skill. From the Hands of a Weaver presents the traditional art of basket making among the peninsula's Native peoples - particularly women - and describes the ancient, historic, and modern practices of the craft. Abundantly illustrated, this book also showcases the basketry...
Author
Pub. Date
2006, c2005
Physical Desc
[xi], 190 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports. ; 28 cm.
Description
Elizabeth Huelsdonk Fletcher, in her own words, tells of her legendary family's pioneering life in the Northwest. The Iron Man of the Hoh, John Huelsdonk is the story of a young German immigrant and his family who became a legend of the American Northwest.
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
140 p.
Description
Among the women of the Twentieth Century American West, a few lived extraordinary lives. With tempered steel in their character, they were loved by some, admired by most, and respected by all. This collection of stories, documents and photographs provides a window into the past of one of these special women, a glimpse into her life and times. The stories draw from Peterson family oral history, many of them told by Minnie herself around the campfire...
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