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Walking Washington's History: Ten Cities (Ruth E. Kirk Books)
Judy Bentley
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Description for Walking Washington's History: Ten Cities (Ruth E. Kirk Books)
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 17 maps, 1 recorded music items, 28 illus., 17 maps, 1 ch. BIC Classification: HBJK; WQH; WSZC; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Walking Washington’s History: Ten Cities, a follow-up to Judy Bentley’s bestselling Hiking Washington’s History, showcases the state’s engaging urban history through guided walks in ten major cities. Using narrated walks, maps, and historic photographs, Bentley reveals each city’s aspirations.
She begins in Vancouver, established as a fur trade emporium on a plain above the Columbia River, and ends with Bellevue, a bedroom community turned edge city. In between, readers crisscross the state, with walks through urban Olympia, Walla Walla, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Bellingham, Yakima, and Spokane.
Whether readers pass through these cities as tourists or set out to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295996684
SKU
V9780295996684
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Judy Bentley
Judy Bentley writes hiking guides, history, and biography and is emeritus faculty at South Seattle College. She is the author of Hiking Washington’s History and (with Lorraine McConaghy) Free Boy: A True Story of Slave and Master.
Reviews for Walking Washington's History: Ten Cities (Ruth E. Kirk Books)
"Bentley endeavors to make her book as useful as possible while toting it along on a history-minded walk."
Dean Kahn
Bellingham Herald
"Bentley provides brief by engaging historical overviews. . . . There are stories in the ground beneath our feet, dashed dreams lingering in the air, as well as legacies of benevolent forethought from a not-so-distant ... Read more
Dean Kahn
Bellingham Herald
"Bentley provides brief by engaging historical overviews. . . . There are stories in the ground beneath our feet, dashed dreams lingering in the air, as well as legacies of benevolent forethought from a not-so-distant ... Read more