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Exploring Washington's Past: A Road Guide to History

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"Exploring Washington's Past" tells the state's story in terms of where to go and what to see. With words, photographs, and maps, the authors evoke the cultural landscape and portray Washington's people and events from the days of the fur trade and pioneer settlement to the recent past. Capsule descriptions of small communities -- from Altoona to Zillah -- are interwoven with those of better known cities, and eastern and western Washington receive equal attention. More than two hundred photographs portray our historical landscape through images of today intermixed with a sampling of the past. This book will be an indispensable guide for residents, tourists, and armchair travelers.

542 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

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June 9, 2016
Terrific book of Washington's history. These authors have done such a great job gathering such minute details both big and obscure towns in the state. I will be checking this out next time we road trip.
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January 18, 2024
I make a lot of road trips around Washington State as part of my photography work. This book has a huge amount of historical information about the big cities, small towns, industries and people that make our state so unique and captivating. I especially enjoyed the historical photographs and anecdotes about the people that lived in our land a hundred years ago. Especially in the small farm towns of eastern Washington, you can go there today, find old homesteads and barns, and learn the names of the people who built them. It is a wonderful way to connect to history.

The only drawback is that the quality of the photographs could be better, so that is the only improvement I could suggest.
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