Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Bentley endeavors to make her book as useful as possible while toting it along on a history-minded walk."
-- Dean Kahn * Bellingham Herald *
"Bentley provides brief by engaging historical overviews. . . . There are stories in the ground beneath our feet, dashed dreams lingering in the air, as well as legacies of benevolent forethought from a not-so-distant past all around us."
-- Christian Martin * Chattermarks blog (North Cascades Institute) *
"Coming soon to a city near you: clusters of visitors gazing intently at a handheld object as a way to engage with their surroundings. . . . The commendable new book by Judy Bentley. . . . This is an immensely appealing approach to writing history. . . . Bentley demonstrates that history is not abstruse and remote from our current experience; it is ever present—and just around the next corner."
-- David Takami * Seattle Times *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
How to Use This Book
1. Vancouver: The First City
2. Olympia: The Birthplace of Washington
3. Walla Walla: Frontier Town
4. Tacoma: Boomtown on Commencement Bay
5. Seattle: Gateway to Gold
6. Everett: Milltown
7. Bellingham: Reluctant City
8. Yakima: Hub of the Valley
9. Spokane: City by the Falls
10. Bellevue: Edge City
Sources
Acknowledgments
Index
