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PEOPLE
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Chief Joseph: Guardian of the People - Candy Moulton
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Item#16956
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A comprehensive history of Chief Joseph. 238p
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$19.95
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| Chief Joseph's People and Their War - Alvin M. Josephy, Jr. |
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Item#185
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An excellent objective study of the famous Nez Perce chief and the plight of his tribe. 21p.
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$2.95
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| This Blessed Wilderness- Archibald McDonald's Letters from the Columbia 1822-1844 - Jean M. Cole |
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Item#15586
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This book is a hard to find history of Fort Colvile, a Hudson's Bay trading post near Kettle Falls. Archibald McDonald's witty and ironic style make these letters very readable and entertaining. 297p
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$24.95
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| Sources of the River - Jack Nisbet |
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Item#5502 |
The story of David Thompson charting the entire length of the Columbia River. Includes wilderness adventure, natural history and cultural discovery. 285p
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$14.95
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The Mapmaker's Eye: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau - Jack Nisbet
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Item#16629
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Author Jack Nisbet utilizes fresh research to convey how Thompson experienced the full sweep of human and natural history etched across the Columbia drainage. 180p
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$29.95
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| Epic Wanderer: David Thompson & The Mapping of the Canadian West - D'Arcy Jenish |
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Item#15183
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The first full-length biography of mapmaker David Thompson (1770-1857). Drawing extensively on Thompson's personal journals, illustrated with his detailed sketches, intricate notebook pages, and the map itself, Epic Wanderer charts the life of a man who risked everything in the name of scientific advancement and exploration. Hardback 293p
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$29.95
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| Ranald MacDonald: Pacific Rim Adventurer |
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Item#9263 |
MacDoonald's wandering spirit led home throughout Asia, Australia, Europe,and eastern Canada, before returning to the Pacific Northwest in 1858.
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$18.95
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| Father Peter John DeSmet: Jesuit in the West - Robert C. Carriker |
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Item#6464 |
Carriker describes De Smet's love for the great American West and the native tribes who lived there. He became known throughout the mountains and plains as a man of peace and a friend of all Indians.
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$19.95
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| Women in Pacific Northwest History - Ed. Karen J. Blair |
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Item#11931
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Provides abundant examples of women's active roles as citizens who helped shape regional events. 319p
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$22.50
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| We Sagebrush Folks - Annie Pike Greenwood |
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Item#9269
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The story of the experiences of a woman of education, refinement, and culture, who went with her husband to plow up wealth in the land under the new Minidoka Irrigation Project in Southern Idaho. 389p
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$21.95
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| West Coast Journeys: Travelogue of a Remarkable Woman, 1865-1879 - Caroline C. Leighton |
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Item#4484
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Leighton's remarkable journey throughout out California and the pacific Northwest during the mid-19th century.166p
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$14.95
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STORIES: Native American
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Boarding School Seasons - Brenda J. Child
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Item#6513
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The letters written by South Dakota and Kansas students, parents and administrators chronicles the emotional and cultural impact of boarding schools had on individuals, families and communities.
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$14.95
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| The Spokane Indians: Children of the Sun, Expanded Edition - Ruby and Brown |
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Item#16630
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This tribal history of the Spokane Indians begins with an account of their early life in the Pacific Northwest central plateau region before the arrival of white settlers and fur traders in the 18th century.
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$24.95
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STORIES: Fur Trade
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| Traders' Tales: Narratives of Cultural Encounters in the Columbia Plateau 1807-1846 - Elizabeth Vibert |
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Item#7701
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Vibert explores the assumptions behind the trader's views-assumptions shaped by culture, gender, social class, and race.
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$21.95
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STORIES: Oregon Trail
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Stout-Hearted Seven - Neta Lohnes Frazier
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Item#965
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The true adventure of the Sager children orphaned on the Oregon Trail in 1844. Written for junior readers, but engaging enough for adults.
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$5.95
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PLACES
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| A Brief History of Kettle Falls - Lewis and Joan Nullet |
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Item#5034
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A rich source of material including personal recollections from people who were living at the time many of the happenings occurred. Pioneers, Chinese placer miners, New York land prospectors and Native Americans made Kettle Falls what it is today. Newspaper stories and advertisements from the turn of the Century bring the information to life for the reader.
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$10.95
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| Native River: The Columbia Remembered - William D. Layman |
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Item#12655 |
Featuring a wealth of illustrations,maps and photographs, many never before published, this finely crafted book focuses on the 350-mile stretch of the mid-Columbia; from Priest Rapids in south-central Washington to the US Canadian border.
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$24.95
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River of Memory: The Everlasting Columbia - William D. Layman
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Item#16870
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The Columbia River of today bears little resemblance to the river Native Americans, First Nations, and settlers knew in the early twentieth century. While many grieved the loss of the free flowing river, others embraced a newly tamed water way that could control floods, irrigate desert lands, and supply electrical power for the growing region.
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$24.95
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| Exploring the Fur Trade Routes of North America: Discover the Highways that Opened a Contineent - Barbara Huck et al. |
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Item#12397
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With full-color maps, hundreds of photographs and detailed driving directions to every site, this guide unlocks a world of adventure, when spirited men and women shaped one of the continent;s central dramas and determined its destiny.
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$26.95
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