pacific states

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pacific states

Lumbermen

1990
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.

Building the Transcontinental Railroad

race of the railroad companies
2018
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.
Cover image of Building the Transcontinental Railroad

A field guide to Pacific States wildflowers

Washington, Oregon, California and adjacent areas
1976
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.

The Pacific Crest Trail

1975
The nation's longest footpath, this 2,400-mile trail follows the mountainous backbone of California, Oregon, and Washington.

Prisoners without trial

Japanese Americans in World War II
1993
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.

The Pacific region

2004
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 rose for her grave

and other true cases
1993
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.
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