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The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe
The Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe - Book
HMC335
Born the runt of his litter and gambled away to a rusty old river man, the Newfoundland pup Seaman doesn’t imagine his life will be marked by any kind of glory. But when he meets Captain Meriwether Lewis, Seaman finds himself on a path that will make history. Lewis is setting off on his landmark search for the Northwest Passage, and he takes Seaman along. Sharing the curiosity and spirit of his new master, the intrepid dog proves himself a valuable companion at every turn.      Part history, part science—and all adventure—this is the thrilling tale of America’s greatest journey of discovery.      Includes an author’s note and a...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 4.2 x 0.8 x 6.9
Author: Roland Smith
ISBN: 9780152026967
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Who Was Amelia Earhart? - Book
PGN192
Amelia Earhart was a woman of many "firsts." In 1932, she became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1935, she also became the first woman to fly across the Pacific. From her early years to her mysterious 1937 disappearance while attempting a flight around the world, readers will find Amelia Earhart's life a fascinating story.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5.4 x 0.3 x 7.7
Author: Kate Boehm Jerome
ISBN: 9780448428567
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Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures with Lewis and Clark - Book
PER132
Meet Seaman, the Newfoundland dog who joined the Lewis and Clark expedition into the uncharted western wilderness. Seaman was much more than the faithful companion of Captain Lewis. Seaman risked his life many times and served the Corps of Discovery as a hunter, retriever, and guard dog. This richly detailed account of the expedition includes its planning, its adventures and discoveries, and its aftermath. During the trek from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back, every member of the Corps of Discovery suffered from hunger, insect bites, injuries, and close calls with death. Noted children's author Laurence Pringle follows the...
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Dimensions (IN): 9.1 x 5.9 x 0.5
Author: Laurence Pringle
ISBN: 9781590782675
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Meeting Natives with Lewis and Clark - Book
FAR034
When Captains Lewis and Clark began their Expedition of Discovery in 1803, they carried instructions from President Thomas Jefferson to learn about the American natives they met along the way. From St. Louis, up the Missouri River, over the Rocky Mountains, all the way to the Pacific Ocean and back again, the Corps of Discovery encountered Indian nations and tribes who were mostly unknown to them. There were new things to learn every day both for Jefferson's men of exploration and for the many different Indian peoples who had long ago settled in the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia River Basin. Discover: hunting and...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Barbara Fifer
ISBN: 9781560372691
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Going Along the Emigrant Trails
Going Along the Emigrant Trails - Book
FAR019
Children ages 8 to 12 will learn about the journeys of emigrants who traveled 2,000 miles across mountains and prairies to start new lives. From 1851 to the mid-1860s, nearly 350,000 Americans traveled west to Oregon Country or California.  Going Along the Emigrant Trails  details their experiences ranging from endless meals of bacon and bread to blizzards, and from dangerous river crossings to gathering buffalo poop. Author  Barbara Fifer  details who these travelers were, where they traveled, and what their lives were like along the way. Color illustrations, historical photographs, maps. AWARDS: Finalist, Juvenile Nonfiction,...
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Dimensions (IN): 8 x 11
Author: Barbara Fifer
ISBN: 9781560373544
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II - Book
RAN641
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: “Beautifully told.” —CNN •  “A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.”— USA Today •  “Oh, it’s a good one!” —Fox News   A “beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies” emerges from the horrors of World War II in this   New York Times  bestseller by the author of   Spearhead .  December, 1943 : A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germany. At the controls is twenty-one-year-old Second Lieutenant Charlie Brown. Half his crew lay wounded or dead on this, their first mission. Suddenly, a Messerschmitt fighter pulls up on the bomber’s tail. The pilot is German...
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Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Adam Makos
ISBN: 9780425255735
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California through Native Eyes: Reclaiming History - Book
UWP019
Bauer tells California history strictly through Native perspectives. Most California histories begin with the arrival of the Spanish missionaries in the late eighteenth century and conveniently skip to the Gold Rush of 1849. Noticeably absent from these stories are the perspectives and experiences of the people who lived on the land long before European settlers arrived. Historian William Bauer seeks to correct that oversight through an innovative approach that tells California history strictly through Native perspectives. Using oral histories of Concow, Pomo, and Paiute workers, taken as part of a New Deal federal works project, Bauer...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.96 x 6
Author: William J. Bauer Jr.
ISBN: 9780295998350
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The Displacement of Native Peoples
The Displacement of Native Peoples - Book
CBP003
This revealing book examines how First Nations and Native Peoples have been displaced in the United States and Canada through treaties, empty promises, and military force. Through close examination of primary source images, documents, and first-hand accounts, readers will gain an understanding of how thousands were displaced and cultures threatened. Topics covered include government relations and policies, such as the Potlatch Law and the Dawes Act, as well as the creation of residential schools and other acts of forced assimilation. Native and non-Native viewpoints are addressed to help readers develop critical thinking skills and get a...
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Dimensions (IN): 7.1 x 0.2 x 9.1 inches
Author: Lynn Peppas
ISBN: 9780778725732
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Lewis & Clark - Coloring Book
FAR035
Grab your colored pencils or crayons and color one of American History's greatest adventures with Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Sacagawea and the Corps of Discovery. Featuring the art of Ted Rechlin ( Jurassic ,  Sharks ,  Montana Coloring Book ), the  Lewis and Clark Coloring Book  is an educational comic-book-to-color coloring adventure that allows you to lend your creative talents to the expedition's amazing journey across the vast North American continent. From the muddy waters of the Missouri River to the pristine beaches of the Pacific Northwest - and back again - learn how President Jefferson's exploratory mission...
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Book Type: Coloring Book
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Adam Brooks
ISBN: 9781560377139
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The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey
The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey - Book
SIM289
#1  New York Times  Bestseller * #1 Indie Next Pick “Absorbing...Winning...The many layers in  The Oregon Trail  are linked by Mr. Buck’s voice, which is alert and unpretentious in a manner that put me in mind of Bill Bryson’s comic tone in A Walk in the Woods .” —Dwight Garner,  The New York Times An epic account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way—in a covered wagon with a team of mules, an audacious journey that hasn’t been attempted in a century—which also chronicles the rich history of the trail, the people who made the migration, and its significance to the country. Spanning two thousand miles...
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Dimensions (IN): 9.5 x 6.6 x 1.3
Author: Rinker Buck
ISBN: 9781451659177
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La Misión de Santa Cruz
La Misión de Santa Cruz - Book
CSP003
Learn about the rich history of Mission Santa Cruz: how it started, the people who ran it, the indigenous population, and its legacy today.
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Dimensions (IN): 8 x 10
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Oregon Trail Stories: True Accounts Of Life In A Covered Wagon
Oregon Trail Stories: True Accounts Of Life In A Covered Wagon - Book
GPT203
Travel along the Oregon Trail with the pioneers who dared to "face the elephant" as they moved west in search of a new life. Compiled from the trail diaries and memoirs that document this momentous period in American history,  Oregon Trail Stories  is a fascinating look at the great American migration of the 19th century.
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Dimensions (IN): 6 x 0.5 x 9
Author: David Klausmeyer
ISBN: 9780762730827
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The Curve of Time - Paperback
HPC178
A beloved and bestselling Pacific Northwest adventure classic, now available in paperback! Widowed at the age of thirty-five, Muriel Wylie Blanchet packed up her five children in the summers that followed and set out aboard the twenty-five-foot  Caprice . For fifteen summers, in the 1920s and 1930s, the family explored the coves and islands of the West Coast, encountering settlers and hermits, hungry bears and dangerous tides, and falling under the spell of the region’s natural beauty. Driven by curiosity, the family followed the quiet coastline, and Blanchet—known as Capi, after her boat—recorded their wonder as they threaded...
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Dimensions (IN): 5.8 x 9
Author: M. Wylie Blanchet
ISBN: 9781990776786
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Daily Life in a Covered Wagon - Book
PGN206
Great for classroom lessons on the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion! In 1853, the Larkin family loaded up their wagons and headed west in search of a new life. But how did they do it? What did they eat? How did they survive sickness, and attacks from cattle thieves? Drawing on diaries and letters, and illustrated with photograps of actual object from the past,  Daily Life in a Covered Wagon  explored what life was really lik eon the wagon trail.
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Dimensions (IN): 8.2 x 0.2 x 11
Author: Paul Erickson
ISBN: 9780140562125
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California Gold Rush!
California Gold Rush! - Book
CBP016
Discusses the California Gold Rush in American history, describing the first discovery of gold, prospectors, boomtowns, and how the gold rush changed the landscape of America.
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Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Robin Johnson
ISBN: 50
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Explore with Lewis and Clark
Explore with Lewis and Clark - Book
CBP005
This entertaining book follows the travels of Americans Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, explorers of the American West. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an entertaining tabloid style that guides readers through a voyage of discovery. Topics include what led Lewis and Clark to become explorers, colonies in North America, T
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Dimensions (IN): 8.3 x 0.2 x 10.5 inches
Author: Rachel Stuckey
ISBN: 9780778712596
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Across the Olympic Mountains - Book - Paracay
Across the Olympic Mountains - Book
MOU144
In 1889 Washington's then governor, Elisha Ferry, called on men of adventure to cross the Olympic Mountains, a range shrouded in mystery. The  Seattle Press , the state's primary newspaper, stepped up to the challenge, sponsoring the Press Expedition. And soon departed a band of men into the mountains during one of the worst winters in recorded history...
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Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Robert Wood
ISBN: 9780898862195
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The Columbia: America's Great Highway Through the Cascade Mountains to the Sea
The Columbia: America's Great Highway Through the Cascade Mountains to the Sea - Book
SPC057
Books have been written about the highway that Samuel C. Lancaster built. This is the book that he wrote. Lancaster is known to all who have studied highway engineering. His work directing construction of the Columbia River Highway made history. Lancaster's work followed the pioneering trail of explorers Lewis and Clark. In plotting the route of the first paved road inland from Portland, Lancaster took advantage of every viewpoint the magnificent river gorge offered. This book is a faithful reprint of his 1915 book. It is Lancaster's story of the valley; a wonderful collection of essays about the region's natives, early missionaries, fur...
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Dimensions (IN): 0.5 x 6 x 9
Author: Samuel Christopher Lancaster
ISBN: 9780764320033
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Hidden Figures: Young Readers' Edition - Book
HRW168
The uplifting, amazing true story—a   New York Times   bestseller! This edition of Margot Lee Shetterly’s acclaimed book is perfect for young readers. It's the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program.  Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 5 x 7
Author: Margot Lee Shetterly
ISBN: 9780062662378
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Lewis and Clark For Dummies
Lewis and Clark For Dummies - Book
WIL082
The Lewis and Clark expedition was the greatest camping trip in history. It was one of those irresistible American adventures that many people dream of living. This book shares the delightful details of the journey that historians have gleaned from the group’s journals and maps, and also discusses what’s known of the Indian perspective of the expedition. Throughout the book, you find out about Jefferson’s western exploration from his earliest efforts to see the Corps assembled through the aftermath for the explorers, the tribes, and the United States. But the focus of  Lewis & Clark For Dummies  is on the period between Jefferson’s...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 7.5 x 0.9 x 9
Author: Sammye J. Meadows & Jana Prewitt
ISBN: 9780764525452
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Thunder in the Mountains - Book
HRW153
“Beautifully wrought and impossible to put down, Daniel Sharfstein’s Thunder in the Mountains chronicles with compassion and grace that resonant past we should never forget.”―Brenda Wineapple, author of Ecstatic Nation: Confidence, Crisis, and Compromise, 1848-1877 After the Civil War and Reconstruction, a new struggle raged in the Northern Rockies. In the summer of 1877, General Oliver Otis Howard, a champion of African American civil rights, ruthlessly pursued hundreds of Nez Perce families who resisted moving onto a reservation. Standing in his way was Chief Joseph, a young leader who never stopped advocating for Native American...
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Dimensions (IN): 8.3 x 5.6
Author: Daniel J., Sharfstein
ISBN: 9780393355659
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Reinventing-The-Enemy'S-Language-Book
Reinventing the Enemy's Language - Book
WWNSP03
A collection of important, eloquent, and often mesmerizing writings by American Indian Women. . . . A profoundly moving statement of resilience and renewal.―San Francisco Chronicle This long-awaited anthology celebrates the experience of Native American women and is at once an important contribution to our literature and an historical document. It is the most comprehensive anthology of its kind to collect poetry, fiction, prayer, and memoir from Native American women. Over eighty writers are represented from nearly fifty nations, including such nationally known writers as Louise Erdrich, Linda Hogan, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lee Maracle, Janet...
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Dimensions (IN): 9.2 x 5.7
Author: Gloria, Bird
ISBN: 9780393318289
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Wildheart: The Daring Adventures of John Muir - Book
PGW275
Told for the first time in a graphic novel, this is the exciting life story of John Muir—who sailed to America as a boy and ended up changing the world. John Muir led an adventurous life, starting with his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland and culminating in his legendary exploits in America, where he became an inventor, an explorer, a bold champion of wilderness—and even made friends with a president! His heart was always in the outdoors and he aimed to experience all he could. Most importantly, though, John Muir told the world about the wonders of nature. His words made a difference and inspired people in many countries to start...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 7 x 10
Author: Julie Bertagna
ISBN: 9781930238947
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Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians - Book
UWP009
From the giant cedar of the rainforest came a wealth of raw materials vital to the way of life, art and culture of the early First Nations people of the Northwest Coast. All parts of the cedar tree had many uses. From the wood, skilled men made ocean-going canoes, massive post-and- beam houses, monumental carved poles that declared history, rights and lineage, and powerful dance masks. Women dextrously wove the inner bark into mats and baskets, plied it into ocordage and netting or processed it into soft, warn, water-repellent clothing. They also made the strong withes into heavy-duty rope and wove the roots into watertight baskets....
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9 x 10
Author: Hilary Stewart
ISBN: 9780295974484
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Heading West: Life with the Pioneers, 21 Activities
Heading West: Life with the Pioneers, 21 Activities - Book
IPG059
Heading West  traces the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children from the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in late 20th century Alaska. In many respects, life in the backwoods and on the prairie was similar to modern life—children attended school and had daily chores, parents worked hard to provide for their families, and communities gathered for church and social events. But unlike today, pioneers lived against a backdrop of isolation, harsh weather, disease, and even plagues of locust. And for Native Americans, the westward expansion of settlers posed...
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Book Type: Activity Book
Dimensions (IN): 11 x 0.4 x 8.5
Author: Pat McCarthy
ISBN: 9781556528095
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The Journals of Lewis and Clark - Book
HMC346
The Journals of Lewis and Clark are "the first report on the West, on the United States over the hill and beyond the sunset, on the province of the American future” (Bernard DeVoto).   In 1803, the great expanse of the Louisiana Purchase was an empty canvas. Keenly aware that the course of the nation's destiny lay westward—and that a “Voyage of Discovery” would be necessary to determine the nature of the frontier—President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition from the Missouri River to the northern Pacific coast and back. From 1804 to 1806, accompanied by co-captain William Clark, the Shoshone guide...
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Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN: 9780395859964
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Go West: First Contact with Native Nations
Go West: First Contact with Native Nations - Book
CBP007
As settlers came west, they discovered there were already people living on this "new" land. Discover how this mass invasion of settlers impacted the indigenous peoples of the West: their first contacts with explorers such as Lewis and Clark; the gradual encroachment of white settlers on their traditional lands; the enforced removal of native peoples to the West; the clashes with native peoples after the Civil War; resistance by native leaders such as Sitting Bull; and the end of Native American resistance in the 1890s.
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Dimensions (IN): 10.5 x 8.3 x 0.2 inches
Author: Cynthia O'Brien
ISBN: 9780778723486
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What Was Pearl Harbor? - Book
PGN193
A terrifying attack!  On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the American base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was a highly secretive and devastating attack: four battleships sunk, more than two thousand servicemen died, and the United States was propelled into World War II. In a compelling, easy-to-read narrative, children will learn all about a pivotal moment in American history.
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Dimensions (IN): 5.3 x 0.3 x 7.6
Author: Patricia Brennan Demuth
ISBN: 9780448464626
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Howard Hughes: Aviator
Howard Hughes: Aviator - Book
NAV080
George J. Marrett, a former test pilot for aviator Howard Hughes, separates fact from fiction to tell the inside story of the genius who set flight speed records in the 1930s and went on to develop some of America’s most famous aircraft and weapons. The author draws on his wealth of experiences and those of other Hughes confidants to take readers inside Hughes’s complex and clandestine world. Marrett integrates stories of Hughes the ace pilot with Hughes the designer and businessman who became America’s first billionaire.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: George J. Marrett
ISBN: 9781682470367
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Indian-Legends-Of-The-Pacific-Northwest-Book
Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest - Book
IPS359
This collection of more than one hundred tribal tales, culled from the oral tradition of the Indians of Washington and Oregon, presents the Indians' own stories, told for generations around their fires, of the mountains, lakes, and rivers, and of the creation of the world and the heavens above. Each group of stories is prefaced by a brief factual account of Indian beliefs and of storytelling customs. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest is a treasure, still in print after fifty years.
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Dimensions (IN): 8.25 x 5.5
Author: Ella E., Clark
ISBN: 9780520239265
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West - Book
SIM277
From the bestselling author of  Band of Brothers  and  D-Day , the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time. In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the Rockies, over the mountains, down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean, and back. Lewis and his partner, Captain William Clark, made the first map of the trans-Mississippi West, provided invaluable scientific data on the flora and fauna of the Louisiana...
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Dimensions (IN): 6 x 1.3 x 9
Author: Stephen Ambrose
ISBN: 9780684826974
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Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark (Third Edition): A Guide to the Trail Today - Book
FAR031
Take Your Own Journey through History on the Lewis & Clark Trail! Follow the journey of the Corps of Discovery from Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello through the Midwest and the Rockies, to the Pacific Ocean and back with this detailed chronicle of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. This third edition of the classic guidebook features accessible text that combines the historical sites and color maps that merge the past and present in a user-friendly and entertaining way.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 11
Author: Barbara Fifer
ISBN: 9781560378037
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Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy - Book
HRW152
Hidden in the shadow cast by the great western expeditions of Lewis and Clark lies another journey every bit as poignant, every bit as dramatic, and every bit as essential to an understanding of who we are as a nation - the 1,800-mile journey made by Chief Joseph and eight hundred Nez Perce men, women, and children from their homelands in what is now eastern Oregon through the most difficult, mountainous country in western America to the high, wintry plains of Montana. There, only forty miles from the Canadian border and freedom, Chief Joseph, convinced that the wounded and elders could go no farther, walked across the snowy battlefield,...
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Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Kent Nerburn
ISBN: 9780061136085
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Fortune's A River: The Collision of Empires in Northwest America - Book
HPC171
Winner of the John Lyman Book Award for best Canadian naval and maritime history Finalist for the Nereus Writers' Trust Non-fiction Award Finalist for the Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, BC Book Prize Longlisted for the 2007 Victoria Butler Book Prize Honourable Mention for the Canadian Nautical Research Society's Keith Matthews Award Fortune's a River  is the most authoritative and readable account to date of just how British Columbia became British and how Oregon, Washington and Alaska became American. By the closing years of the 18th century, the stage was set for a major international confrontation over the Northwest...
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Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Barry Gough
ISBN: 9781550174595
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Starvation Heights: Dangerous Women: True Crime Stories - Book - Paracay
Starvation Heights: Dangerous Women: True Crime Stories - Book
PGN438
In this true story—a haunting saga of medical murder set in an era of steamships and gaslights—Gregg Olsen reveals one of the most unusual and disturbing criminal cases in American history. In 1911 two wealthy British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, arrived at a sanitorium in the forests of the Pacific Northwest to undergo the revolutionary “fasting treatment” of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard. It was supposed to be a holiday for the two sisters, but within a month of arriving at what the locals called Starvation Heights, the women underwent brutal treatments and were emaciated shadows of their former selves. Claire and Dora were...
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Dimensions (IN): 5 x 8
Author: Gregg Olsen
ISBN: 9781400097463
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Cabin: Off the Grid Adventures with a Clueless Craftsman - Book
MPS270
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece.Wit’s End isn’t just a state of mind. It’s the name of a gravel road, the address of a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. To say Hutchison didn’t know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he’s a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over six years of renovations.CABIN is...
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Book Type: Hardcover
Dimensions (IN): 8.6 x 5.9
Author: Patrick, Hutchison
ISBN: 9781250285706
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Heaven On The Half Shell: The Story Of The Oyster In The Pacific Northwest - Book
UWP014
Heaven on the Half Shell offers a thoroughly researched and richly illustrated history of the Pacific Northwest's beloved bivalve, the oyster. Starting with the earliest evidence of sea gardens and clam beds from 11,500 years ago, this book covers the history of oyster cultivation through contemporary aquaculture in coastal Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, northern California, and southeastern Alaska. Generations of oyster farmers, Native and non-Native, have weathered many challenges to continue the harvest. Their vivid individual accounts are braided together with significant history, such as the major contributions of Japanese...
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Dimensions (IN): 7.27 x 0.57 x 9.02"
Author: David George Gordon
ISBN: 9780295750781
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The Long Beach Peninsula - Book
ARC171
Jutting northward from the mouth of the Columbia River, the Long Beach Peninsula defines Washington's southwestern coastal geography. The picturesque blend of beach and forest along the river, Willapa Bay, and the Pacific Ocean was home to the Chinook Indians who first settled this region. European and American trade came to this area in the 18th century, opening the way for Lewis and Clark to explore and establish a land route to the Pacific. The region prospered because of its diverse natural resources and thriving fur trade. Today, a vibrant tourist industry fuels the Peninsula's continuing development.
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Nancy L. Hobbs, Donella J. Lucero
ISBN: 9780738529950
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Native American Testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present, 1492-2000, Revised Edition - Book
PGN282
From the author of  How the World Moves --the classic collection of more than 500 years of Native American History In a series of powerful and moving documents, anthropologist  Peter Nabokov  presents a history of Native American and white relations as seen though Indian eyes and told through Indian voices. Beginning with the Indians' first encounters with European explorers, traders, missionaries, settlers, and soldiers to the challenges confronting Native American culture today,  Native American Testimony  spans five hundred years of interchange between the two peoples. Drawing from a wide range of sources--traditional narratives,...
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Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Peter Nabokov
ISBN: 9780140281590
$2100
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Roadside-History-Of-Nevada-Book
ROADSIDE HISTORY OF NEVADA - Book
MPP035
There's more to Nevada than one-armed bandits, cheap buffets and Elvis impersonators and this book proves it. Roadside History of Nevada leads readers across the not-so-lifeless desert, visiting long-forgotten boom-and-bust mining towns, quirky roadside stops, and the intrigues of the real Las Vegas. With a historian's nose for detail and a traveler's sense of fun, Richard Moreno presents a myriad of memorable tales of Nevada's places and people. Illuminating the text are 140 photographs, plus a detailed map for each section. From Paiutes to pioneers and from dams to divorce seekers, Roadside History of Nevada reveals the Silver State's...
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Book Type: Paperback
Dimensions (IN): 9.25 x 6.25
Author: Richard, Moreno
ISBN: 9780878424108
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Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race - Book
HRW169
The #1 New York Times bestsellerThe phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of America’s greatest achievements in space-a powerful, revelatory history essential to our understanding of race, discrimination, and achievement in modern America. The basis for the smash Academy Award-nominated film starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kirsten Dunst, and Kevin Costner. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to...
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Dimensions (IN): 8 x 5.31
Author: Margot Lee, Shetterly
ISBN: 9780062363602
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California Disasters: True Stories of Golden State Tragedies and Triumphs - Book
FAR030
CALIFORNIA DISASTERS highlights some of the major catastrophic events from pre-statehood to the 21st Century. It is said that California has four seasons: drought, flood, fire, and earthquakes. California Disasters covers all these categories and many more. Readers will discover the stories behind some of the most dramatic disasters in the state's history, along with a "near miss.<P>Phyllis Perry's book will captivate fans of disaster literature as they read of the well-known (the Donner Party fiasco of 1846 and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire) and the obscure (the wreck of the paddle ship Brother Jonathan in 1865 and the...
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Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Phyllis Perry
ISBN: 9781560377757
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Chainsaws: A History - Book
HPC162
With hundreds of full-colour photographs and fascinating ephemera, combined with an authoritative text listing hundreds of chainsaw models from the 1800s to the present,   Chainsaws   carefully traces the evolutionary threads of countless pioneer devices―from six-hundred-pound steam-powered behemoths, to gas chainsaws mounted on wheeled carriages, to diesel chainsaws. The meticulous text examines Andreas Stihl’s Black Forest experiments, Vancouver’s booming WWII chainsaw industry and the postwar race to develop one-man saws, the rise and fall of Canada’s proud Pioneer brand, and the late entry into the field of the centuries-old arms...
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Dimensions (IN): 11x10
Author: David Lee
ISBN: 9781550179118
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America - Book
HMC340
In THE WORST HARD TIME, Timothy Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history, told through characters he brought to indelible life. Now he performs the same alchemy with the Big Burn, the largest-ever forest fire in America and the tragedy that cemented Teddy Roosevelt's legacy in the land. On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno that jumped from treetop to ridge as it raged, destroying towns and timber...
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Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Timothy Egan
ISBN: 9780547394602
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Bainbridge Island - Images of America - Book - Paracay
Bainbridge Island - Images of America - Book
ARC185
Bainbridge Island sits in the middle of Puget Sound in Washington State. Its unique history starts with the Native Americans and includes logging, farming, fishing, and shipbuilding from the late 1800s through the present. Early explorers included George Vancouver in 1792 and the Wilkes expedition of 1841. Ferry service and other means of water transport were the only ways onto the island until 1950, when a bridge was completed. Bainbridge Island is only a 30-minute ferry ride from Seattle, and its only bridge approaches the island from the west. The City of Bainbridge Island, which includes the entire 65-square-mile island, incorporated...
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Dimensions (IN): 6.5 x 9.3 x 0.3"
Author: Donald R. Tjossem
ISBN: 9780738599922
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The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America - Book
HMC342
“Long-awaited and important . . . No other book before has so thoroughly related the broad history of Indian slavery in the Americas.”— San Francisco Chronicle “A necessary work . . . [Reséndez’s] reportage will likely surprise you.”—NPR “One of the most profound contributions to North American history.”— Los Angeles Times Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering  The Other Slavery,  it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. There was no abolitionist movement to protect the tens of thousands of Natives who were...
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Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Andrés Reséndez
ISBN: Andrés Reséndez
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Jailhouse Stories from Early Pacific County - Book
ARC172
Hangings, lynchings and jail breaks are long forgotten in Pacific County, where tourists flock to quaint attractions every season. But back in the early days, when the first jailhouse was built, this was a rough, rustic setting. Popular cannery worker Lum You was hanged here in 1902--the only legal execution in county history. Industrious smugglers and creative entrepreneurs outwitted state-sanctioned prohibition measures, though some still did time in the jailhouse. Historian Sydney Stevens presents a collection of tales culled from a forgotten prison record book. Opium fiends, thieves, military deserters and even wayward girls jailed...
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Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Sydney Stevens
ISBN: 9781467135290
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Founding Gardeners: The Revolutionary Generation, Nature, and the Shaping of the American Nation - Book
PGN239
From the bestselling author of  The Invention of Nature , a fascinating look at the Founding Fathers like none you've seen before. For the Founding Fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions: a conjoined interest as deeply ingrained in their characters as the battle for liberty and a belief in the greatness of their new nation.    Founding Gardeners  is an exploration of that obsession, telling the story of the revolutionary generation from the unique perspective of their lives as gardeners, plant hobbyists, and farmers. Acclaimed historian Andrea Wulf describes how George Washington wrote letters to his...
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Dimensions (IN): 5.5 x 8.5
Author: Andrea Wulf
ISBN: 9780307390684
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Logging Long Ago
Logging Long Ago - Book
SPC060
Follow the history of logging as it unfolds across the United States, from the virgin forests of the east, to the towering redwoods of the West Coast. Historic photography, much of it beautifully hand tinted, captures images of the early woods, the woodsman, and the machines of this important industry. From its earliest days, logging was grueling work done in the isolation of virgin forests. Men worked and lived in rugged environments to provide the basic material with which to build a nation. This book illustrates their lives with over 350 historic postcard images taken from the early 1900s through the first half of the twentieth...
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Dimensions (IN): 8.5 x 10.9 x 0.4
Author: Mary L. Martin, James Edward Thompson, Tina Skinner
ISBN: 9780764326196
$1995
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Stories of the Humboldt Wagon Road - Book
ARC170
Before the completion of the transcontinental railroad, there was the Chico and Humboldt Wagon Road, meant to connect California with the burgeoning mining industries of Nevada and Idaho. The ambitious plan to make Chico a major Northern California transportation hub was spearheaded by John Bidwell and began in earnest in 1864. The road opened new areas to mining and logging and provided opportunities for less scrupulous characters. Stagecoach robberies, murders and shootouts were just some of the misfortunes that occurred on the road, along with the dangers nature provided--snowstorms, perilous terrain and grizzly bears. Author Andy Mark...
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Dimensions (IN): 6 x 9
Author: Andy Mark
ISBN: 9781467145268
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