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"A history of the land and people of the state of Washington."--Provided by publisher.

In images and narratives, Native River recreates the untamed Mid-Columbia--the river as it once was, before the building of seven major dams. Featuring a wealth of illustrations, maps, and photographs, many never before published, this finely crafted book focuses on the 350-mile reach of the middle Columbia River from Priest Rapids in south-central Washington to the U.S. Canadian border. William Layman affords each segment of this waterway with its...

Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work. This edition contains significant additional material on early mining in the Pacific Northwest, sea routes to Oregon in the early discovery and contact period, the environment of the region, the impact of the Klondike gold rush, and politics since 1945. Recent environmental controversies, such as endangered salmon runs and the spotted owl dispute, have been addressed, as has the effect...

To preserve stories of pioneers, which had not already found their way into published histories and reminiscences of the State of Washington, a project was begun in the early part of 1936 as part of a Friendly Visiting Program to elderly persons receiving old age assistance from the Washington State Dept. of Public Welfare. Consequently, these elderly persons were interviewed and their early stories, which might otherwise have been lost, have been...

"The definitive collection of "Seattle Now and Then" photo essays from Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard. These are the top 100 of more than 1800 columns on Seattle history that the authors produced from 1982 to today. They offer a glimpse into Seattle's past in a dramatic and powerful way, by pairing each of the best historical Seattle images with current images from the exact same location; each pairing explained in the memorable words of Paul Dorpat."--Provided...