South Seattle Washington

Seattle’s South Park (Images of America: Washington) (Paperback)

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Situated on the Duwamish River, South Park has a rich tradition of farming and industry. It was along these banks that the Duwamish tribe set up fishing camps and grew crops, a practice that continued with generations of farmers who were drawn to this fertile land (more…)

Siege of Washington, D.C., written expressly for little people (Kindle Edition)

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Large Format for easy reading. Work from the American writer and Union Army Captain who often used the pseudonym

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Little History of Pike Place Market: Seattle, Washington (Little Histories) (Paperback)

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Jack Evans’ “Little History” of Seattle’s Pike Place Market is a complete picture of the events, history and characters of Seattle’s bustling waterfront tourist attraction. Evans’ history stretches from the Market’s earliest days, when farmers and merchants paid rents of (more…)

Seattle’s Ravenna Neighborhood (WA) (Images of America) (Paperback)

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For centuries, Native American tribes lived peacefully along the trout-filled stream in a ravine that would later become part of northeastern Seattle. In 1887, the Reverend Beck disembarked from the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad and, in this same area, bou (more…)

Bringing Out Baby: Places to Take Babies and Toddlers : Seattle, the Eastside, and South Snohomish County (Paperback)

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…a handy guidebook of places to take babies and toddlers in the Seattle area, from parks to attractions. –Seattle Post IntelligencerOne thing particularly helpful in Bringing Out Baby is the mention of whether outdoor areas provide shade or not. It seems a small piece of i (more…)

The Forging of a Black Community: Seattle’s Central District, from 1870 Through the Civil Rights Era (The Emil and Kathleen Sick Lecture-Book Series in Western History and Biography) (Paperback)

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Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music (Paperback)

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“A complete, exhaustive and authoritative account of Music 1.0’s last successful marketing experiment . . . an invaluable record.”  —Eye Weekly”Probably the most complete time capsule of a particular era in music history that has been penned to date.”  —Popmatters.com”Go (more…)

Seattle Then and Now (Then & Now) (Hardcover)

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Celebrating America’s favorite cityscapes, this series combines historic interest and contemporary beauty. Then And Now features fascinating archival photographs contrasted with specially commissioned, full-color images of the same scene today. A visual lesson (more…)

Wherever I Go, I Will Always Be a Loyal American: Seattle’s Japanese American Schoolchildren During World War II (Studies in the History of Education (Routledgefalmer (Firm)), . 13.) (Paperback)

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This outstanding example of scholarship documents Japanese American junior-high students struggle with societal and institutional racism. Paks book is an excellnt resource for students and teachers in a variety of disciplines. — Valerie Pang, author of Struggling to be Heard: (more…)

Exploring Washington’s Past: A Road Guide to History (Paperback)

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This encyclopedic guide to the state of Washington does exactly what it promises: it explores the visible history of that lovely state. It is geared to the curious tourist, and offers many photographs and maps, clearly written road directions, and a good index. E (more…)