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A History Of Josephine County Oregon
ISBN: 9781491016978 / Angielski / Miękka / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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121,05 zł |
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King County Collects: Treasures of Our Historical Organizations
ISBN: 9780974256856 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sweeping from Seattle to the summit of the Cascades, King County covers a varied slice of land and people. King County Collects tells their stories through historic photos combined with color photos of artifacts from the collections of over sixty heritage organizations. Authoritative but informal captions give snippets from the colorful past of this region, weaving a picture of an ethnically diverse population pursuing many occupations. Short essays by twelve heritage experts introduce chapters on such topics as The Natural World, Peoples, the Built Environment, Making a Living,... Sweeping from Seattle to the summit of the Cascades, King County covers a varied slice of land and people. King County Collects tells their ... |
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97,50 zł |
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Oregon or Bust (Volume 2): Amazing True Short Stories from the Descendants of the Oregon Trail Pioneers and Articles about the Indian Wars, the G
ISBN: 9781492908722 / Angielski / Miękka / 394 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Contained within the pages of this two volume set are hundreds of short stories retelling the history and exciting day-to-day experiences of the early Oregon Trail Pioneers. These stories were passed down to their family descendants and printed in the Sunday Oregonian newspapers in 1935-36. David W. Hazen, Staff Writer, The Oregonian, started the popular series and named it "Oregon or Bust." Additional articles are included in the books about the Indian Wars; the Gold Rush in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; the Outlaws and Murderers that ravaged the Oregon Country; the Vigilantes who rounded...
Contained within the pages of this two volume set are hundreds of short stories retelling the history and exciting day-to-day experiences of the early...
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80,66 zł |
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Mines and Prospects of the Mount Reuben Mining District: Josephine County, Oregon
ISBN: 9781494423858 / Angielski / Miękka / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oregon mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic work on Oregon's mining history in this important re-issue of Bulletin 34, otherwise known as "Mines and Prospects of the Mount Reuben Mining District, Josephine County, Oregon." Unavailable since 1947, this important publication was originally compiled by geologist Elton Youngberg of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and includes detailed descriptions, histories and the geology of the Mount Reuben Mining District in Josephine County, Oregon. Included are notes on the history, geology, development and assay...
Oregon mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic work on Oregon's mining history in this important re-issue of Bulletin 34, otherwise ...
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40,31 zł |
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Grit, Grief And Gold: A True Narrative Of An Alaska Pathfinder
ISBN: 9781442114494 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Grit, Grief and Gold is an eyewitness account of pioneering railroad building in Alaska. Dr. Fenton B. Whiting was chief surgeon during the construction of the White Pass & Yukon Route, built during the Yukon Gold Rush by his friend M.J. Heney. He later served in the same capacity during Heney's construction of the Copper River & Northwestern Railway. The story includes construction through some of the most impassable terrain imaginable, encounters with outlaw Soapy Smith and prospector George Carmack, the successful completion of both lines and Heney's tragic death after a shipwreck in...
Grit, Grief and Gold is an eyewitness account of pioneering railroad building in Alaska. Dr. Fenton B. Whiting was chief surgeon during the constructi...
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60,49 zł |
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The Oregon Shanghaiers: Columbia River Crimping from Astoria to Portland
ISBN: 9781626194304 / Angielski / Miękka / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the hardscrabble early days of Portland's seaport, shanghaiing" or "crimping" ran rampant. The proprietors of crooked saloons and sailors' boardinghouses coerced unwitting patrons to work on commercial ships. Shanghaiers like James Turk, Bunko Kelley and Billy Smith unashamedly forced men into service and stole the wages of their victims. By the 1890s, these shanghaiers had become powerful enough to influence the politics of Astoria and Portland, charging sea captains outrageous fees for unskilled laborers and shaping maritime trade around a merciless black market. For nearly a century,...
In the hardscrabble early days of Portland's seaport, shanghaiing" or "crimping" ran rampant. The proprietors of crooked saloons and sailors' boarding...
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84,50 zł |
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Geology and Mineral Resources of Josephine County Oregon
ISBN: 9781495289385 / Angielski / Miękka / 54 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oregon mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic work on Oregon's mining history in this important re-issue of Bulletin 100, otherwise known as "Geology and Mineral Resources of Josephine County, Oregon." Unavailable since the 1970's, this important publication was originally compiled by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and includes important details on the economic geology and mineral resources of this important mining area in South Western Oregon. Included are notes on the history, geology and development of important mines, as well as insights into...
Oregon mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic work on Oregon's mining history in this important re-issue of Bulletin 100, otherwise...
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40,31 zł |
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The Granite Mining District of Grant County Oregon
ISBN: 9781495347634 / Angielski / Miękka / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Oregon mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic work on Oregon's mining history in this important re-issue of Bulletin 49, otherwise known as "The Lode Mines of the Central Part of the Granite Mining District, Grant County, Oregon." Unavailable since the 1950's, this important publication was originally compiled by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and includes important details on the economic geology and mineral resources of this important mining area in North Eastern Oregon. Included are notes on the history, geology and development of important mines...
Oregon mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic work on Oregon's mining history in this important re-issue of Bulletin 49, otherwise ...
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40,31 zł |
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The Nude Beach Notebook
ISBN: 9780870717406 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this engaging new memoir, a loose sequel to her earlier Prairie Reunion, Barbara Scot explores her reluctance and longing to reconnect with a much-loved brother, lost to alcoholism for thirty years.
Scot uses long, meditative walks on the clothing optional beach of the idyllic Sauvie Island near Portland, Oregon, to explore family responsibility, time s passage, and faith. She weaves entries from her notebooka record of the island s wildlife, descriptions of the Odd Ones she encounters on the beach, and stories about the native people who once lived on the riverwith the main... In this engaging new memoir, a loose sequel to her earlier Prairie Reunion, Barbara Scot explores her reluctance and longing to reconnect with a much-...
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73,12 zł |
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Trying Home: The Rise and Fall of an Anarchist Utopia on Puget Sound
ISBN: 9780870717420 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The true story of an anarchist colony on a remote Puget Sound peninsula, Trying Home traces the history of Home, Washington, from its founding in 1896 to its dissolution amid bitter infighting in 1921. As a practical experiment in anarchism, Home offered its participants a rare degree of freedom and tolerance in the Gilded Age, but the community also became notorious to the outside world for its open rejection of contemporary values. Using a series of linked narratives, Trying Home reveals the stories of the iconoclastic individuals who lived in Home, among them Lois... The true story of an anarchist colony on a remote Puget Sound peninsula, Trying Home traces the history of Home, Washington, from its found... |
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77,99 zł |
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History of the Oregon State Police
ISBN: 9781495209314 / Angielski / Miękka / 154 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Take a step back in time and read about the history of the Oregon State Police while enjoying over 200 historic photographs.
Take a step back in time and read about the history of the Oregon State Police while enjoying over 200 historic photographs.
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60,53 zł |
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The Pig War: Conflict and Resolution in the Pacific Northwest
ISBN: 9781491025673 / Angielski / Miękka / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Pig War of 1859 wasn't really a war over a pig but a loud disagreement that almost came to fighting over a much more important issue between Great Britain and the United States. What they both wanted was the group of 175 named islands known as the San Juan Island.
The Pig War of 1859 wasn't really a war over a pig but a loud disagreement that almost came to fighting over a much more important issue between Great...
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60,49 zł |
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Frontier Boosters: Port Townsend and the Culture of Development in the American West
ISBN: 9780773543676 / Angielski / Twarda / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Frontier Boosters is a compelling social history of urbanization and economic development in the nineteenth-century American West. Focusing on Port Townsend, Washington and the surrounding Puget Sound region, Elaine Naylor examines economic development, "boosterism," and the dynamics of class and race in frontier settlement. In the late-nineteenth century, Seattle had not yet fully emerged as the premier city of the Pacific Northwest, and the residents of Port Townsend had every reason to imagine their town - located at the entrance to Puget Sound, the waterway for the timber resources that...
Frontier Boosters is a compelling social history of urbanization and economic development in the nineteenth-century American West. Focusing on Port To...
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136,53 zł |
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Saving An American Treasure: The Story of Vista House
ISBN: 9781495907005 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and selected for inclusion in Save America's Treasures is testimony to the significance of Vista House at Crown Point, Oregon. This book tells the story of the genesis of the building, the movers and shakers who made it happen, the disputes between the players, and the unique architectural design. It begins in 1915 and continues through to the current day, describing the deterioration from use and weather that almost destroyed the "crown" of the Columbia River Highway. The forty-plus black and white photographs help convey why Vista House is...
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and selected for inclusion in Save America's Treasures is testimony to the significance of Vista Ho...
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52,26 zł |
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Take Cover, Spokane: A History of Backyard Bunkers, Basement Hideaways, and Public Fallout Shelters of the Cold War
ISBN: 9781496094582 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lee O'Connor explores the fascinating subject of Spokane's backyard bunkers, basement hideaways, and public fallout shelters, in this book about an eastern Washington city that set its Cold War fears in cement. Take cover, Spokane, Washington. That thought propelled residents into a fallout shelter mania in the summer and fall of 1961. "It soon reached the point," Spokane humorist Kent Graybill recalled, "where if you weren't at least planning a shelter in the basement or under the petunia bed, you were practically un-American." Years earlier, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev had bellowed at...
Lee O'Connor explores the fascinating subject of Spokane's backyard bunkers, basement hideaways, and public fallout shelters, in this book about an ea...
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52,42 zł |
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His Honor, The Mayor: The First 100 Years of Cheney, Washington
ISBN: 9781497309296 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Railroad town, Spokane County seat, factory town, shopping and supply center, and education town; Cheney has been all of these things. Even before it was incorporated as a city in 1883, Cheney was the Spokane County seat, had a bustling business and financial district, and had established the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy, financed by our city's namesake. From Daniel Percival leading the way to establish the school and our municipal infrastructure, to Tom Trulove leading a mature university town through a disaster, these twenty-five biographical sketches tell us about the men and their times...
Railroad town, Spokane County seat, factory town, shopping and supply center, and education town; Cheney has been all of these things. Even before it ...
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48,43 zł |
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Stirring Up Seattle: Allied Arts in the Civic Landscape
ISBN: 9780295993942 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the 1950s, the city of Seattle began a transformation from an insular, provincial outpost to a vibrant and cosmopolitan cultural center. As veteran Seattle journalist R. M. Campbell illustrates in Stirring Up Seattle: Allied Arts in the Civic Landscape, this transformation was catalyzed in part by the efforts of a group of civic arts boosters originally known as "The Beer and Culture Society." This "merry band" of lawyers, architects, writers, designers, and university professors, eventually known as Allied Arts of Seattle, lobbied for public funding for the arts, helped avert... In the 1950s, the city of Seattle began a transformation from an insular, provincial outpost to a vibrant and cosmopolitan cultural center. As vete... |
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185,36 zł |
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Geology of the Couer D'Alene Mining District of Idaho
ISBN: 9781497488212 / Angielski / Miękka / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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40,31 zł |
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Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwestvolume 8
ISBN: 9780806144894 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1981, decades before mainstream America elected Barack Obama, James Chase became the first African American mayor of Spokane, Washington, with the overwhelming support of a majority-white electorate. Chase s win failed to capture the attention of historians as had the century-long evolution of the black community in Spokane. In "Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest," Dwayne A. Mack corrects this oversight and recovers a crucial chapter in the history of race relations and civil rights in America.
As early as the 1880s, Spokane was a destination for black... In 1981, decades before mainstream America elected Barack Obama, James Chase became the first African American mayor of Spokane, Washington, with the ...
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121,89 zł |
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A Walk Through History, Grants Pass, Oregon
ISBN: 9781496092472 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a casual tale of some the Grants Pass buildings we walk by each day and frequently enter to conduct business. The interiors of many deny the fact that some are old in the terms of a human life span. Sometimes the interior or facade of a building today hides the time they were originally constructed. Many business buildings in downtown Grants Pass are over 100 years of age and still in use. Some have been remodeled several times and the original facade has long disappeared. Remodeling is going on continually in the Historic District and buildings that are adjacent. Some retain their...
This is a casual tale of some the Grants Pass buildings we walk by each day and frequently enter to conduct business. The interiors of many deny the f...
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100,67 zł |
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