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McDonald & Woodward Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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This book is a history of the early federal surveyors of the Pacific Northwest, the work they performed for the US General Land Office between 1851 and 1855, the contribution their efforts made to the westerly movement of American settlement, and the order they imposed on the land of the western valleys and adjacent mountains in what are now the states of Oregon and Washington. When Oregon Territory's Surveyor General John B. Preston and his cadre...
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UBC Press
Pub. Date
©1997
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English
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Trading Beyond the Mountains looks at the years of exploration between 1793 and 1811 leading to the commercial development of the Pacific coast and the Cordilleran interior of western North America. Mackie examines the first stages of economic diversification in this fur trade region and its transformation into a dynamic and distinctive regional economy. He also documents the Hudson's Bay Company's employment of Native slaves and labourers in the...
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University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
©1986
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English
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The Pacific Northwest, like many other regions of the United States, has been touted as the Promised Land. As early as the 1830s, "Oregon fever" brought missionaries, promoters, speculators, politicians, and settlers to the nation's far West. Spared the ravages of the Civil War and the scars of rapid northern industrialization, the region continued to offer Golden Opportunity. Its promise encompassed the bounties of sea and land, a mild and healthful...
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Whitehorse Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Hansen's enthusiasm for motorcycle exploration is contagious in this full-color, fully-detailed guide to the great roads of America's Pacific Northwest.
Visitors to the region and lifetime locals alike will enjoy and appreciate the 30+ trips that Hansen has planned and perfected. This book, designed from top to bottom for motorcyclists, includes: topographical maps for each trip, section, and chapter; photocopy-able spreads with detailed maps and...
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Yale Western Americana volume 24
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
1973.
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English
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Bill Holm Center for the Study of Northwest Coast Art, Burke Museum
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"In the Spirit of the Ancestors celebrates the vitality of contemporary Pacific Northwest Coast art by showcasing a selection of objects from the Burke Museum's collection of more than 2,400 late-twentieth- and early-twenty-first-century Native American works. Essays focus on contemporary art while exploring the important historical precedents on which so many artists rely for training and inspiration. Margaret Blackman reflects on building one of...
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University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
©2003
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English
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From the interactive clockwork world of geology, tides, Northwest weather, and snow, to the hidden roles of dirt, stream life, and mosses and lichens, William Dietrich explores the natural splendors of the Pacific Northwest. His topics include alder and cedar; jellyfish, geoducks, crabs, and killer whales; mosquitoes and spiders; gulls, crows, raccoons, possums, deer, and cougars. This book is intended as a primer for people who are curious about...
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Works volume 27-28
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A.L. Bancroft & Company
Pub. Date
1884
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English
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Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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Documents the 1810 to 1813 expedition, financed by millionaire John Jacob Astor and encouraged by Thomas Jefferson, to establish Fort Astoria, a trading post on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
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North Pacific studies volume no. 12
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Oregon Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
©1989
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English
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53) Plant life of Washington Territory: Northern Pacific Railroad survey, botanical report, 1853-1861
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Douglasia occasional papers volume 5
Publisher
Washington Native Plant Society
Pub. Date
1994
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English
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From Introdcution: This republication of J.G. Cooper's report on the natural history of Washington Territory from the mid-1800's has been a dream of the Washington Native Plan Society for nearly a decade. Concerned as we are with the present and future of the area's diverse and magnificent floras and their landscapes, we look for historical baselines to use in our attempt to evaluate and conserve a natural legacy. The "Washington Territory" of J.G....
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Yale western Americana volume 10
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English
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This is the story of the so-called Inland Empire of the Northwest, that rugged and majestic region bounded east and west by the Cascades and the Rockies, from the time of the great exploration of Lewis and Clark to the tragic defeat of Chief Joseph in 1877. And at the center of this history - perhaps even more relevant today than at the original publication of this classic volume - is the confrontation of the Indian and non-Indian during this nation's,...
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Ax men volume season 2
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
©2009
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English
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Explore the past and present of the rough-and-tumble logging industry and the treacherous lives of Pacific Northwest timber cutters. Follow five logging crews, including a team of diving loggers and another that relies on helicopters, through a season in the remote forests of northwest Oregon.
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English
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Following the overland triumph of Bad Land -- whose prizes included the National Book Critics Circle Award -- Jonathan Raban goes to sea.
The Inside Passage from Puget Sound to Alaska is winding, turbulent, and deep -- an ancient, thousand-mile-long sea route, rich in dangerous whirlpools, eddies, rips, and races. Here flourished the canoe culture of the Northwest Indians, with their fantastic painted masks and complex iconography and their stories...
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Mountain Press Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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With contributions by:
Kim Briggeman
Alexander C. McGregor
Keith C. Petersen
Don Popejoy
Ken Robison
Richard D. Scheuerman
Maj. Ryan Shaw
William Montana Bill Weikel
J. William T. Youngs
Twelve top western historians have collaborated to produce this wide-ranging examination of the famed Mullan Road the 624-mile military wagon road built between Fort Walla Walla, Washington Territory, and Fort Benton, in the future state of Montana. The essays in...
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American exploration and travel volume 20
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University of Oklahoma Pressm
Pub. Date
[1956]
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English
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Alexander Ross offers a completely authentic account of the earliest attempts by men of European background to come to grips with the climate, geography, and inhabitants of the Northwest at a time when resourcefulness and daring were prime virtues. It offers, moreover, an on-the-scene interpretation of the conflict between American and British interests, their rivalry for the vast wealth in Northwest furs, the conflict between free trade and corporate...
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Prima Pub
Pub. Date
[1996]
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English
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Essential guides for all who love the outdoors, the "Natural Places" series invites thoughtful travelers to immerse themselves in the particular spirit of an extraordinary landscape. The resonances of a lush canyon or desert plateau come to life as Fraser Bridges describes the local history, native peoples, indigenous flora and fauna, and legends of some of the Earth's most beautiful places.
This practical, informative book leads to spectacular trails,...
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University of Iowa Press
Pub. Date
©2011
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English
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"Whether the subject is the plants that grow there, the animals that live there, the rivers that run there, or the people he has known there, Paul Lindholdt's In Earshot of Water illuminates the Pacific Northwest in vivid detail. Lindholdt writes with the precision of a naturalist, the critical eye of an ecologist, the affection of an apologist, and the self-revelation and self-awareness of a personal essayist in the manner of Annie Dillard, Loren...
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