Pacific Northwest

In 1849 James Swan turned his back on his wife and two children, a prosperous ship-fitting business, and the polite and predictable world of commerce in Boston and fled to the newly opened gold fields in California. Soon sick of the bonanza society, he...

"We are undertaking the most tremendous move ever made by LABOR in this country, a move which will lead-NO ONE KNOWS WHERE!" With these words echoing throughout the city, on February 6, 1919, 65,000 Seattle workers began one of the most...

Oregon's landscape boasts brilliant waterfalls, towering volcanoes, productive river valleys, and far-reaching high deserts. People have lived in the region for at least twelve thousand years, during which they established communities; named places;...

When the US Army Corps of Engineers began planning construction of The Dalles Dam at Celilo Village in the mid-twentieth century, it was clear that this traditional fishing, commerce, and social site of immense importance to Native tribes would be...

Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence is a compelling story of courage, community, endurance, and reparation. It shares the experiences of Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. Army during World War II, fighting on the front lines in Italy and...

Landscapes of Promise is the first comprehensive environmental history of the early years of a state that has long been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, William Robbins...

On November 11, 1919, the citizens of Centralia, Washington, gathered to watch former servicemen, local Boy Scouts, and other community groups march in the Armstice Day parade. When the marchers swung past the meeting hall of the Industrial Workers of...

'The evening is closing in; the sun has set, leaving a hot, red glow, where his copper disk has just sunk beyond the Pacific horizon; and the eye wanders out from the infant waves, at foot just tinged with red, and reflecting the light as they move up in...

Submerged stories in the Graveyard of the Pacific Thousands of ships have wrecked off the coast of Washington and Oregon. Shipwrecks of the Pacific Northwest will uncover the tragic tales, close calls and heroic feats of vessels that met their end off...

Tales of intrigue in this book include unusual unsolved crimes, legends of lost treasure, spine-tingling ghost stories, well-documented sea creature sightings, and more. Based on historic accounts from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, author...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634992640Author Ash KnottsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint America Through TimePublisher America Through TimeWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 236mm *...

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In the mid-nineteenth centrury, Martha Maupin left home at a young age and defied her parents to marry the dashing Garrett Maupin. After years of hardship and difficult marriage, Garrett Maupin died in 1866, leaving Martha alone on the frontier with her...

To explore the sweep of human history at Fort Vancouver is to grasp some of the essentials of the North American experience. The fort has been part of the major historical trends of the Pacific Northwest for over 150 years, from the effects of...

True accounts of major disasters in Washington history are retold in this engagingly written collection. From The Seattle fire of 1889, the 1910 train avalanche on Stevens Pass, and the 1915 Ravensdale Coal Mine explosion, the 1955 airliner crash in...

This family saga of westward migration is told through the voices of people who lived 100 years ago by means of letters, diaries, oral history and photographs. It includes a memoir of the author's improbable discoveries as he found the stories of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467136778Author Rebeca Fletcher WaggonerFormat HardbackPage Count 399Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 1225g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467126205Author Margaret TurcottFormat HardbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 254mm...

Timber has always been one of the principle industries in the United States. The tasks and technologies associated with logging trees, hauling them to sawmills and other forest product plants, processing them into useable products, and then moving those...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738571065Author Richard WalkerPage Count 15Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 68g

From the origins of the city in the mid-nineteenth century to the beginning of World War II, Seattle's urban workforce consisted overwhelmingly of migrant laborers who powered the seasonal, extractive economy of the Pacific Northwest. Though the city...

In Portland's harbor, environmental justice groups challenge the EPA for a more thorough cleanup of the Willamette River. Near Olympia, the Puyallup assert their tribal sovereignty and treaty rights to fish. Seattle housing activists demand that Amazon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780295750323Author Harvey SchwartzFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint University of Washington PressPublisher University of Washington PressWeight(grams)...

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Postmaster General James A Farley's famous toast "to the forty-seven states and the soviet of Washington" introduces and sets the tone for this study of Washington State radicalism. The state's colorful reputation for radical movements was established in...

-- Retrospective, analytic account of a key social and cultural historian of California -- Provides a critical, unique angle on Starr's work -- Important roster of senior and junior scholars in sociology, religion, and cultural studies -- Will contain...

The Fort Myers and Sanibel Island, Florida, area is peppered with beautiful homes, luxury resorts, and beautiful seashells. See the early years through 450 rare postcard views, drawings, and photographs. Tour Thomas Edison's winter home and laboratory...

Explore the early history of Oregon by delving into the journals of explorers Alexander Mackenzie, David Thompson, and Lewis & Clark. Read about journeys into Oregon and first encounters with Native Americans on the coast. Hear legends of...

Washington's Small Towns Have Great Stories. Little Washington presents 100 of the state's tiniest towns. With populations under 2,000, these charming and unique locations dot the entire state-from Neah Bay along the Northwest coast to LaCrosse, a...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account." - Publishers WeeklyA U.S. naval counterintelligence officer working to safeguard Pearl Harbor; a Japanese spy ordered to Hawaii to gather information on the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467103633Author Kingston Historical SocietyFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 272g

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Post-World War II Oregon was a place of optimism and growth, a spectacular natural region from ocean to high desert that seemingly provided opportunity in abundance. With the passing of time, however, Oregon's citizens - rural and urban - would find...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780738575421Author Alfred MullettFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Roger Sale's Seattle, Past to Present has become a beloved reflection of Seattle's history and its possible futures as imagined in 1976, when the book was first published. Drawing on demographic analysis, residential surveys, portraiture, and personal...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626193468Author Scott MangoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 207Imprint History Press (SC)Publisher History Press (SC)Weight(grams) 340g

On the event of its publication in 1965, Murray Morgan wrote, The Dry Years, which might be subtitled 'The Fall and Rise of John Barleycorn,' is a delightful blend of scholarship, narrative exposition and wit. ...Clark is knowing and acid about alcohol...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467138505Author Sean DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780988850521Author Gian J QuasarFormat PaperbackImprint Brodwyn, Moor & DoanePublisher Brodwyn, Moor & DoaneWeight(grams) 431g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634993753Author Richard ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint America Through TimePublisher America Through TimeWeight(grams) 408g