A powerful, beautifully illustrated remembrance of the terrible morning of September 11, 2001 and the amazing courage, strength and patriotism that followed from the award-winning editors and photographers of Life Magazine. This is about firemen going in amidst the rubble, but it is also about a Frenchman in Paris holding up a sign that says "We are all Americans". This is about leaders taking ...

Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Written By: Life Magazine, editors of LIFE magazine

224 rare photos: Lincoln's inauguration, Ford's Theater in 1865, Frederick Douglass, Women's Suffrage Parade, Georgetown in 1893, White House East Room in 1893 and more. Stunning views by Brady, Bishop, Peale, others. Pre-Civil War to modern era.

Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Written By: Robert Reed

A traveler's guide to Washington state, focusing on historical sites. Sections on various regions describe local history, with entries on towns and sites offering information on festivals, museums, and historic districts. Contains b&w photos, and a chronology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Port

Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
Written By: Ruth Kirk, Carmela Alexander

Describing Washington Square, Henry James wrote that it was "as if the wine of life had been poured for you, in advance, into some pleasant old punch bowl." Created in 1826 through the visionary efforts of philanthropist and New York City mayor Philip Hone, the elegant and vibrant square anchors one of the world's most storied neighborhoods, Greenwich Village. Today, the quarter retains much ...

Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Written By: Luther S. Harris

This richly illustrated and engagingly written book tells the story of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from its origins in George Washington's decision to link the nation's new capital with the western frontier; through the beginning of construction in 1828 (fatefully, on the same day that the cornerstone of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was set); to the "completion" of the project. Planned to ...

Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Written By: Elizabeth Kytle

Cowlitz are a Coast Salish group of southwestern Washington who are defined by where they are from, their line of descent, and their level of prestige vis-Ø-vis other groups along the coast and in the interior. In this book, Darleen Fitzpatrick probes the interconnection between culture and the boundaries that surround it, suggesting that Coast Salish ideology, which centers upon a class/prestige ...

Manufacturer: University Press of America
Written By: Darleen A. Fitzpatrick

With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic "Skid Road", Murray Morgan here tells the colorful story of southern Puget Sound, where major events of Washington's history took place, and of Tacoma, the area's principal city. Drawing upon the original journals and reports, Morgan tells his story largely in terms of individuals, interweaving ...

Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
Written By: Murray Morgan

The Sweeter the Juice is a provocative memoir that goes to the heart of our American identity. Shirlee Taylor Haizlip, in an effort to reconcile the dissonance between her black persona and her undeniably multiracial heritage, started on a journey of discovery that took her over thousands of miles and hundreds of years. While searching for her mother's family, Haizlip ...

Manufacturer: Free Press
Written By: Shirlee Taylor Haizlip

Twelve essays explore the history of Seattle and King County, Washington, with a special focus on social, cultural, and ethnic history. Adding a new perspective to knowledge of the Pacific Northwest, writers including University of Washington historians, independent scholars, and community activists have dug in archives, interviewed community members, and researched far and wide to uncover new ...

Manufacturer: University of Washington Press

"Soul of the City" is an updated edition of "The Pike Place Market: People, Politics, and Produce", originally published in 1982. Its publication marks the centennial anniversary of Seattle's favorite institution, the Pike Place Market. A space that annually draws more people than any of the city's major sporting and cultural events, Pike Place has a reputation among American markets that is ...

Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
Written By: Alice Shorett, Murray Morgan