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Spokane and the Inland Empire : An Interior Pacific Northwest Anthology (2 Revised edition)

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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.

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£18.95
Product Details
087422277X / 9780874222777
Paperback / softback
979.737
15/12/2005
United States
240 pages
152 x 229 mm, 386 grams