[PDF] Coal Towns In The Cascades eBook

Author : George D. Torok
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 19,16 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781572332829

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A guide to the historical coal towns of the Big Sandy River Valley that provides brief histories of each town, descriptions of the buildings and structures that remain, and insight into the town's residents.

Author : John C. Shideler
Publisher :
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 28,84 MB
Release : 2006-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780971046443

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A history of Cle Elum and Roslyn, two coal mining towns in Washington state. The book begins with a brief introduction to the area's geological origins. Chapters address Native American residents, the pioneer era, the discovery of coal and the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railway, mining and logging, the decline of coal mining, and the end of the coal mining era. Note: Roslyn, WA, was the filming location for the popular television series "Northern Exposure."

Author : Ruth A. Symes
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 34,99 MB
Release : 2016-07-31
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1473862965

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The intriguing characters in these real family history mysteries include an agricultural labourer who left secrets behind in Somerset when he migrated to Manchester, a working-class woman who bafflingly lost ten of her fourteen children in infancy, a miner who purportedly went to live with the Red Indians and a merchant prince of the Empire who was rumoured to have two wives. This book shows how a variety of sources including birth, marriage and death certificates, censuses, newspaper reports, passports, recipe books, trade directories, diaries and passenger lists were all used to uncover more, and how much can be detected by setting the characters from your family tree in their proper historical backgrounds.This book is an updated edition of Ruth Symes previous book, titled Stories From Your Family Tree: Researching Ancestors Within Living Memory (2008).

Author : Ruth Kirk
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 26,70 MB
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295974439

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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. c. Book News Inc.

Author : Carlos A. Schwantes
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 48,37 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803292284

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Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive and balanced history of the region. This edition contains significant additional material on early mining in the Pacific Northwest, sea routes to Oregon in the early discovery and contact period, the environment of the region, the impact of the Klondike gold rush, and politics since 1945. Recent environmental controversies, such as endangered salmon runs and the spotted owl dispute, have been addressed, as has the effect of the Cold War on the region’s economy. The author has also expanded discussion of the roles of women and minorities and updated statistical information.