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The Civilization of the American Indian volume 173
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University of Oklahoma Press
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English
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This third edition includes the recent economic, political, and cultural developments that affect the native communities, as well as other contemporary issues such as Indian gaming and the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. All entries include information on tribal history, location, demographics, and cultural traditions.
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English
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In Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest, Mark Turner and Ellen Kuhlman cover 568 species of woody plants that can be found in Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and northern California. The comprehensive field guides features introductory chapters on the native landscape and plant entries that detail the family, scientific and common name, flowering seasons, and size. Each entry includes color photographs of the plant's habitat and distinguishing...
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Shafer Historical Museum
Pub. Date
©2017
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English
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Lost Homeland gives voices to the compelling, little-known story of how the Methow Indians of North Central Washington lost their homeland. Unbeknownst to them, the United States placed their aboriginal territory into the Columbia Reservation in 1879 at the urging of Sinkayuse-Columbia Chief Moses, who had no right to speak for the Methow.Four years later, as pressure grew to open the region's Indian lands to white settlement, the enormous Columbia...
7) Wenatchee
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Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Wenatchee, named after the native people who inhabited the valley in the eastern Cascades for centuries, is situated at the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia Rivers in central Washington. The first European explorers came through Wenatchee in 1811. Settlement began in 1868 and increased with the coming of the Great Northern Railway Company in 1892. Its population grew rapidly as merits of the area's soil, climate, and water resources attracted...
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The Omak-Okanogan county chronicle
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©[2016]
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English
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Hellstorm. Ring of fire. Firestorm.
For the second summer in a row, mammoth wildfires hammered North Central Washington during 2015. The week-long nightmare of fire left residents on edge and grieving losses of homes, barns, cattle, wildlife, timber, rangeland and farms-and three U.S. Forest Service firefighters who died while battling one of the fires. Smoke and ash chocked the area, reducing visibility to less than a football field's length; charred...
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Mountain Press Pub
Pub. Date
2001.
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English
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Glacial Lake Missoula and Its Humongous Floods tells the gripping tale of a huge Ice Age lake that, when it suddenly drained, unleashed more that ten times the combined flow of all the modern rivers of the world. This is also the story of geologists grappling with scientific controversy -- "of how personalities, pride, and prejudice sometimes supersede scientific evidence". Illustrated with photographs and two-color maps, the book follows the path...
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Mountain Press Pub. Co
Pub. Date
1990.
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English
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Northwest Weeds describes and illustrates the prominent and ever-present weeds of the northwestern United States and adjacent Canada. The book includes information on the origin, distribution, aggressiveness, and edibility of each weed, along with full-color photographs.
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Lake Chelan frontier times volume Vol. 2
Publisher
ByrdSong Publishing
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Lone Pine Pub
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
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Growing perennials can be easy, successful and enjoyable with this gardening guide at your fingertips. Featuring 434 perennials grouped in 95 entries, this book includes planting tips, blooming periods, light, water and nutrient needs, and information on choosing plants for specific sites and conditions. Beautifully illustrated with 537 color photographs, this guide also includes a comprehensive plant information chart. The authors share their common...
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