A history of lumbering in the United States, describing the work of the men with jobs in that industry in its early days. Includes a section on the giant redwood tree.
Details the history of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad which connected the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States in 1869 when it was completed.
Describes 1,492 wildflowers found from British Columbia to Baja California, from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, including names, family, habitat, and flowering season, with illustrations.
Describes and analyzes the decision to remove Japanese-Americans from the West Coast, their confinement in ten concentration camps euphemistically styled "relocation centers, " and the various ways in which the Japanese-American people reacted to their unjust treatment during and after World War II.
Presents volume eight of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Pacific states through narratives on Native Americans, westward expansion, music, fashion, and tourism, and other areas that define the Pacific states.
A collection of six true crime stories, with photographs, chronicling the cases of convicted murderers Randy Roth, Charles Rodman Campbell, Cynthia Marler, Ken Burke, Richard Marquette, and Sherwood Knight.