| Description |
1 online resource (161 pages) |
| Series |
It Happened in the West |
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It Happened in the West
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| Contents |
Preface; avalanche at ozette; captain james cook on the washington coast; the claiming of the columbia; lewis and clark reach the pacific coast; lost in the wilderness; alexander ross at fort nez perce; the christening of fort vancouver; the united states exploring expedition; exploring washington with john c. frémont; "fifty-four forty or fight"; the whitman massacre; the great railroad survey; grant's life at fort vancouver; the battle of seattle; indian wars; lieutenant mullan's wagon road; the pig war; the northwest boundary survey; exploration of the olympic peninsula |
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Seattle's departure pointcampaignedward curtis meets success; the creation of mount rainier national park; mr. weyerhaeuser's surprise; the capture of harry tracy; the great yacolt fire; william boeing's vision; the seattle general strike; a washington conservationist goes to court; harnessing the mighty columbia; the seattle world's fair; when money fell out of the sky; the eruption of mount st. helens; the saga of kennewick man; murder most foul: the green river murders; washington facts and trivia; bibliography; index; about the author |
| Summary |
It Happened in Washington takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Evergreen state's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names-and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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| SUBJECT |
Washington (State) -- History -- Anecdotes
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| Subject |
Washington (State)
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781493015894 |
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1493015893 |
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