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General History
General Works on the history of the Pacific Northwest and the immediate region. These books will be helpful in providing background and context for the history of the region, and placing the Spokane Valley into a larger historical context.
- The Pacific Northwest byISBN: 0803242255Publication Date: 1996-06-01Carlos 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.
- An Illustrated History of Spokane County byCall Number: SpC F897.S7E2 1981Publication Date: 1900Subscription history of Spokane County. Facsimile edition of 1981.
- The Spokane Valley byCall Number: SpC F897.S7S66 1994 v. 1ISBN: 087062234xPublication Date: 1994-12-01Overview of settlement and life in the Spokane Valley until 1920.
- The Spokane Valley byCall Number: SpC F897.S7S66 1994 v. 2ISBN: 0870622455Publication Date: 1995-11-01Overview and brief accounts of life in the Spokane Valley between 1921 and 1945.
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