{"product_id":"washingtons-history-revised-edition-the-people-land-and-events-of-the-far-northwest-9781513261775","title":"Washington's History, Revised Edition: The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow with a new design and updated content, including three brand-new chapters plus a new preface and a postscript from the author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn anything-but-dry history textbook in a take-it-with-you package, Washington’s History is a fascinating walk through the sweeping story of a place and its people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor centuries, the natural beauty and riches of the Northwest have excited the human imagination, from its first peoples to seafaring explorers, to westward-thinking pioneers, to technological thinkers and giants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Washington resident himself, author Harry Ritter offers fifty-five vignettes illustrated with rare archival photographs that comprise an entertaining and informative picture of life in the Far Northwest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn about the Natives, explorers, traders, missionaries, loggers, farmers, inventors, and politicians. From Chief Seattle to Dr. John McLoughlin, William E. Boeing, Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos, these are the people at the epicenter of events that shaped the Evergreen State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue: The Northwest of the Imagination\u003cbr\u003e Native Cultures\u003cbr\u003e Maritime and Overland Exploration of the Northwest\u003cbr\u003e Fur Traders, Pathfinders, and Missionaries\u003cbr\u003e Pioneer Settlement\u003cbr\u003e From BIg Trees to Big Sky: The Early Days of Washington Territory\u003cbr\u003e The Iron Horse and the Vision of Economic Empire\u003cbr\u003e The Twentieth Century and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e Related Reading\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359525732695,"sku":"9781513261775","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781513261775.jpg?v=1754124913","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/washingtons-history-revised-edition-the-people-land-and-events-of-the-far-northwest-9781513261775","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}