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The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald Publisher Comments The author relates the joys and frustrations of life on a poultry farm in the mountains of Washington.... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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The White Cascade: The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche by Gary Krist Publisher Comments “Krist does wonders . . . [He] describes the frantic rescue efforts . . . and the malevolent, unending storm. In a thrilling, climactic chapter, he conjures forth the avalanche.”The New York Times In February 1910, a monstrous, record... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Weird Washington: Your Travel Guide to Washington's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets (Weird) by Jefferson Davis Publisher Comments Ah, Washington: evergreens, coffee, rock, and rain. That’s pretty much it, right? Well, no. There is a whole lot of weird going on in our state. Washington is home to some of the weirdest travel destinations, scariest legends, and most colorful... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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New Land, North of the Columbia: Historic Documents That Tell the Story of Washington State from Territory to Today by Lorraine Mcconaghy Synopsis This colorful and fascinating collection documents Washington State from 1854 (showing the officially recorded seal of Washingtonia) to the Google map of the state. In that 150-year span we have a letter protesting the protection that a Canadian boat has... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $33.00 Used - Hardcover
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Backroads of Washington: Your Guide to Washington's Most Scenic Backroad Adventures (Pictorial Discovery Guide) by Diana Fairbanks Publisher Comments Washington is a magnificent state criss-crossed with beckoning backroads, all waiting to be explored. Join us on a tour of thirty of Washingtons most scenic drives, taking you from Puget Sounds marine parks to the many recreational opportunities and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Moon Washington (Moon Handbooks Washington) by Ericka Chickowski Synopsis Award-winning writer and Washington native Ericka Chickowski provides an insider's view of the Evergreen State, from Seattle's arts, culture, and snow-capped peaks to the fire and ice of the state's most venerable volcanoes. Chickowski offers itineraries... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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On Puget Sound by Art Wolfe Publisher Comments Puget Sound is the beautiful waterway that defines the Western Washington. Art Wolfe, the Seattle-born photographer who has traveled the world to capture landscape and animals on film, turns to the place he knows best for a book of new images. From... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Potluck: Community on the Edge of Wilderness by Ana Maria Spagna Publisher Comments In Potluck, Ana Maria Spagna explores the enduring human connection to place, journeying from Tijuana to a California beach to Utah's canyon country — and, always, back to the sparsely populated valley in the North Cascades she calls home... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bad Land: An American Romance by Jonathan Raban Publisher Comments A New York Times Editors' Choice for Book of the Year Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award Winner of the PEN West Creative Nonfiction Award "No one has evoked with greater power the marriage of land and sky that gives this country both... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Waging War on the Home Front: An Illustrated Memoir of World War II by Chauncey Del French Publisher Comments The United States' entry into World War II necessitated rapid mobilization of the country's shipbuilding industry. A massive national effort was needed to build ships faster than they were being sunk by the enemy. This book recounts in intelligent and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Washington Disasters: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival (Disasters) by Rob Mcnair Huff Publisher Comments It’s only human to be fascinated by disasters—and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances. Rob and Natalie McNair-Huff take you back to Washington’s most catastrophic events, vividly re-creating the... (read more) List Price $13.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Woodbrook Hunt Club (Images of America) by Joy Keniston Longrie Synopsis The Woodbrook Hunt Club, cofounded in 1926 by Maj. J. H. Mathews and Thornwood Estate superintendent Thomas Bryan, is the oldest fox-hunting club west of the Mississippi. Horses have long played an important historical role on the prairies south of... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Hidden Washington 4th Edition Including Seattle by Eric Lucas Publisher Comments -- Invites the traveler to discover Washington's wild side at over 120 beaches and parks -- Covers the best of Seattle in detail as well as the state's unexplored gems -- Includes Web site URLs with every... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In the Shadow of the Mountain: The Spirit of the CCC by Edwin G Hill Publisher Comments Edwin G. Hill--a typical recruit who spent "the most enjoyable and rewarding years" of his life in the Civilian Conservation Corps--was enrolled for a year at Camp Hard Labor Creek in Georgia and for two years in Washington in the great shadow of Mt... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Governing Washington: Politics and Government in the Evergreen State by Cornell W. Clayton And Nicholas P. Lovrich Book News Annotation This collection of twelve articles on politics in the state of Washington presents a discussion of the unique characteristics of electoral and constitutional policies in the state and explores the effects of populist traditions on governance. Topics... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $17.39 New - Trade Paper
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Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America by Linda Lawrence Hunt Publisher Comments With their family home facing foreclosure, seventeen-year-old Clara Estby and her mother, Helga, need to raise a lot of money fastno easy feat for two women in 1896. Helga wants to tackle the problem with her usual loud and flashy style, while Clara... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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WSU Military Veterans: Heroes and Legends by C James Quann Publisher Comments Many Washington State University alumni have served in the military, and the tales of these Cougar veterans bring to life heroism and gallantry that should never be forgotten. Some flew bombing missions during World War II. Others fought at Guadalcanal... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Windshield Wilderness: Cars, Roads, and Nature in Washington's National Parks by David Louter Publisher Comments In his engaging book Windshield Wilderness, David Louter explores the relationship between automobiles and national parks, and how together they have shaped our ideas of wilderness. National parks, he argues, did not develop as places set aside from the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $22.14 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Wreck of the Sv. Nikolai by Kenneth N Owens Publisher Comments In 1808 the Sv. Nikolai, owned by the Russian American Company, set sail from New Arkhangel (modern-day Sitka, Alaska) to explore and identify a site for a permanent Russian fur trading post on the mainland south of Vancouver Island. Heavy seas drove the... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Government & Politics in the Evergreen State by David C. Nice Synopsis Includes essays on the rising significance of interest groups; the declining importance of political parties; the roles of the governor, the legislature, and the courts; development of the state's constitution; Washington's system of direct democracy... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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