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Lewis and Clark Among the Nez Perce
Two Nez Perce historians offer a detailed examination of the relationship between Corps of Discovery explorers and a single tribe, investigating what Lewis and Clark knew or misunderstood regarding the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu), searching for clues about the hosts’ reactions…
The Character of Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis commanded the most important exploration mission in United States’ early history. Clay S. Jenkinson examines Lewis's journal entries and letters to reveal a rich, yet troubled personality with aspirations of heroism. When the American mythology surrounding him is…
River of Promise
River of Promise focuses on often-overlooked yet essential aspects of the Lewis and Clark expedition: locating the headwaters of the Columbia and a water route to the Pacific Ocean; William Clark’s role as the partnership’s primary geographic problem-solver; and the…
The Pig War
NEW REPRINT FROM BASALT BOOKS! In the final act of the Northwest Boundary Dispute, a stray pig and a busted miner pushed Great Britain and the United States to the brink of war. From his San Juan Island camp in…
Nightmare on the Scottie
NEW FROM BASALT BOOKS! Dreaming of a tropical cruise through sun-drenched Caribbean waters, two college students with summer commercial fishing experience sign on as part of a small crew delivering a boat to Seattle via the Panama Canal. They barely…
Writing While Masked
NEW FROM BASALT BOOKS! Writing While Masked gathers seven aspiring writers’ personal pieces, essays, and poems about 2020’s deadly pandemic, unparalleled divisiveness, and momentous racial reckoning. Their beautiful, timely, and expressive reflections include thoughts on experiences, lessons learned, and future…
The Interim
Written for those in or considering a temporary academic leadership role, a past Washington State University interim president uses real-life examples from more than forty current and former acting administrators to provide a thoughtful step-by-step guide for navigating the interim…
Tree Fruit Trade
Longtime agricultural economist Desmond O’Rourke wrote Tree Fruit Trade both as a tribute and a cautionary tale. Along with personal anecdotes, he describes major players and organizations, chronicles challenges, and discusses new threats and the impact of computerized technology. He…
Butch’s Game Day
It's Game Day, and little Butch T. Cougar is EXCITED! In this enchanting children's picture book, follow Butch and his dad as they explore an exhilarating Cougar Football Saturday around Pullman, Washington, enjoying all the things the best college town…
Pull Hard!
“Look at what you guys have started…come back here in fifty years and you won’t believe what this has grown into.”—legendary Husky rowing coach Dick Erickson in 1973, to Cougar rowers after a disappointing season of losses A former Washington…
Rocky’s Rail
Rocky's Rail recounts Great Northern brakeman and conductor John Langlot’s railroading experiences from 1960 through 2004, a period of sweeping technological change. His stories provide a rare first-person view of the craft of trainman. He also summarizes corporate-level decisions and…
Seattle’s Streetcar Era
Seattle’s first street railway opened in 1884. Soon private trolley and cable car lines ran throughout the city, and hillside properties became prized building lots. In 1918, Seattle voters approved municipal ownership, and the Seattle Municipal Railway operated for another…
Backwoods Railroads [Revised Edition]
Originally published in 1994, and now updated with new content and additional images, Backwoods Railroads is an engaging description of western Oregon’s evolving contemporary branchline and shortline railroad operations. Burkhardt’s unique photojournalistic account focuses on the Willamette Valley and its bordering…
WSU Press Fall 2021 Catalog
A free downloadable PDF of the Washington State University Press Fall 2021 catalog
Butch T. Cougar
Butch, the beloved Washington State University Cougar mascot, just may be a superhero. This charmingly illustrated children's book lays out the evidence and lets readers decide. Cougar fans of all ages will recognize fun nods to WSU favorites. Illustrations /…
Psychiana Man
This full-length biography of Psychiana creator and mass-marketing genius Frank Bruce Robinson traces the improbable rise and fall of a flamboyant false prophet during the Great Depression. The voices of his unwavering followers—from a desperate dust bowl farmer to a…
Coming Home to Nez Perce Country
In 1847, missionary Henry Spalding shipped two barrels of “Indian curiosities”—exquisite Nez Perce shirts, dresses, baskets, horse regalia, and more—to an Ohio friend. Given just six months in 1993, the tribe launched a brilliant grassroots campaign and raised $608,100 to…
Outside Looking In
Working under a grant from the National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD), researchers conducted a survey of registered lobbyists and public agency legislative liaison officers in all fifty states, and received over 1,200 completed surveys. In Outside Looking In, scholars…