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The University of Nebraska Press editions of The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition are widely heralded as a lasting achievement. In all, thirteen volumes are projected, which together will provide a complete record of the expedition. Volume 11 contains the journals of expedition member Joseph Whitehouse. His journals are the only surviving account written by an army private on the expedition, and he is one of the least known of the expedition...

Identify Washington birds with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information. Make birdwatching in Washington even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous bird guide, field identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. This handy book features 136 species of Washington birds organized by color for...

The Sunset Highway works its way east to west across the 300-mile-wide expanse of Washington State from the Spokane River to its ending at Seattle on Puget Sound. Later known as Highway 10, the route traverses a landscape of big cities, small towns, and wide-open spaces; rolling hills and rugged mountains; fertile fields of grain, apple orchards, and ranches; roaring streams, deep rivers, and rock-walled coulees-now dry, but once a mighty watercourse....

This series features stories about fascinating events that helped shape each state's history. Written in a lively, easy-to-read style, each book features 31-34 stories for history buffs of all ages. Each book is written by western historian and writer James A. Crutchfield with illustrations by Montana artist Lisa Harvey.

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...

"A guide to the 136 best day hikes in the Washington State region along US 2 from the Sultan Basin to Wenatchee, and from Blewett Pass, Chelan, the Stehekin Valley, and the Entiat River Valley"--