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Finding Chief Kamiakin authors Richard D. Scheuerman and Michael O. Finley were interviewed by State Historian and Washington State Historical Society Director David Nicandri on the TVW program, Author's Hour.
WSU Press books are in the news. Slick as a Mitten is listed as a good read in the North Columbia Monthly. The Fall 2009 issue of Washington State Magazine has a feature story on Finding Chief Kamiakin. Read Greenscapes reviews in the Seattle Times, Portland Oregonian, CityLiving, and Washington State Magazine. Read America's Nuclear Wastelands reviews in the Oregon Historical Quarterly and Washington State Magazine, and an author interview in Plenty Magazine. Additional journal coverage includes the December 2008 issue of Environmental Practice and the March 2009 issue of Organization and Environment.
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You can now view our latest catalog on the Scribd Website.
Our newest release about Oregon Trail and Klondike Gold Rush grocer Ezra Meeker, Slick as a Mitten is now available. See our New Titles page for more information.
Another award winner! America's Nuclear Wastelands has been selected by the American Library Association as a 2009 Best of the Best from the University Presses title. Congratulations to Dr. Max S. Power! The presentation at the 2009 American Library Association Conference was taped by C-SPAN2 for BookTV and aired on July 26. It is available for online viewing here. (The portion on America's Nuclear Wastelands starts at about 16:46.)
WSU Press has published another new book! Greenscapes: Olmsted's Pacific Northwest is on bookshelves now. Check out our New Titles page for more information.
Keep an eye out for The Mapmaker’s Eye author Jack Nisbet, who was extensively interviewed for an upcoming public television documentary on Pacific Northwest explorer David Thompson. Uncharted Territory: David Thompson in the Intermountain West will air on KSPS and other PBS stations.
Dear Medora fans rejoice! Sydney Stevens has revealed more about her fascinating family in the Winter 2008-2009 issue of Columbia Magazine.
America’s Nuclear Wastelands author Dr. Max S. Power has composed a series on nuclear waste issues and cleanup for the acclaimed Miller-McCune online science magazine.
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