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Spokane and the Inland Empire [Revised edition]

An Interior Pacific Northwest Anthology

David H. Stratton

$21.95

Essential aspects about the prehistory, history, geography, and architecture of the Inland Pacific Northwest are presented here in one succinct volume. This landmark collection includes Palouse tribal history, characteristics of prehistoric Plateau Indian dwellings, a century of Columbia Plateau agriculture, the exceptional architecture of Spokane’s Kirtland Cutter, and more.

Summer 2007 Washington Reads Selection, Washington State Library

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Description

Essential aspects about the prehistory, history, geography, and architecture of the Inland Pacific Northwest are presented here in one succinct volume. This landmark collection features essays by noted national and regional scholars, such as Donald W. Meinig, Carlos A. Schwantes, Henry Matthews, Clifford E. Trafzer, and Harvey S. Rice.

Spokane and the Inland Empire outlines the region’s historical geographic systems, Palouse tribal history, characteristics of prehistoric Plateau Indian dwellings, a century of Columbia Plateau agriculture, Spokane’s bitter labor disputes that occurred prior to America’s entry into World War I, the exceptional architecture of Spokane’s Kirtland Cutter, and more. This updated edition includes some new material and has been revised from the original volume published in 1991. Extensive illustrations supplement the text.

Illustrations / notes / 194 pages (1991)

Recognition

Summer 2007 Washington Reads Selection, Washington State Library

“If you’re looking for a good primer on Inland Northwest (today’s preferred term to ‘Inland Empire’) history, this is it.”—Spokesman Review

Additional information

Weight .85 oz
Dimensions 9 x 6 in
Format

Paperback