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Autore |
Crutchfield James A. <1938-> |
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Titolo |
It happened in Washington : remarkable events that shaped history / / James Crutchfield |
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Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Edizione |
[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (161 p.) |
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Collana |
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It Happened in the West Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Washington (State) History Anecdotes |
Washington (State) Biography Anecdotes |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; 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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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It Happened in Washington takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Evergreen |
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