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It Happened in Washington : Remarkable Events that Shaped History.
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.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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TwoDot,
2015.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
| Colección: | It Happened in the West.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
- 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.