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Arc of the Medicine Line
D & M Publishers 2012; US$ 24.95The border between Canada and the United States- the longest undefended border in the world-was laid out in many stages over more than a century, but the biggest part of the job was the long, (mostly) straight line across the prairies. On September 18, 1872, a full five years after confederation, two large teams of army surveyors-one from each country-met... more...
Best of Oregon and Washington's Mansions, Museums, and More
Wilderness Press 2010; US$ 19.95If you love travel and history, then this second-in-a-series guide is a great travel companion. It takes you to mansions built by many of Oregon and Washington?s pioneer entrepreneurs who created new industries and new cities. It includes the best museums, featuring Native American culture and pioneer farmers-small town museums, big city museums,... more...
In Earshot of Water
University of Iowa Press 2011; US$ 19.00Whether 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,... more...
The Enemy Never Came
Caxton Press 2012; US$ 18.95Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Although the Pacific Northwest was the area furthest removed from the actual battles of the Civil War, it was nonetheless profoundly affected by the war. The Enemy Never Came examines the everyday lives of the volunteer soldiers who battled Native American renegades of the... more...
The Canoe and the Saddle
University of Nebraska Press 2006; US$ 13.95Offers a narrative overview of the nature and culture of the Pacific Northwest; reflecting on its ecological and racial turmoil. This book provides a fresh perspective on the aesthetic, historical, cultural, anthropological, and social contexts in which Winthrop wrote his sometimes disturbing, sometimes enlightening, and always riveting account. more...
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