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  PNW Books

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  I love books regarding all aspects of the Pacific Northwest. Do you have any favorites to recommend?

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  Wojo 

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  The Pacific Northwest by Carlos Schwantes and Experiences in a Promised Land edited by G. Thomas Edwards and Carlos Schwantes present an interesting look at the history of the region. Of course, I was a history major, so I guess it's only natural I thought they were good.

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    Logan 

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    Thanks for the recommendations, Wojo! I'm a bit of a history buff myself -- but even so I've still read some pretty poorly written history books.

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• alisonyuko 

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  i like "Stepping Westward" by Sallie Tisdale --

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  erynsmom 

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  Murray Morgan is a good read. He's put out a couple. My favorite is Skid Road. Paul Dorpat has compiled his weekly columns from the Times into a decent read. For fictionalized history, "Seattle Green" is good -- but, admittedly, a written equivalent of a chick-flick. My latest acquisition is "Seattle, Then and Now."

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  Nanci6 

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  I just pu Portland Confidential on the shelf. I know it is not the best written book in the world - and it does tend to be a bit repetitive - BUT it is one of the few which covers some seamy but true history in Oregon. It also reminds me of hearing Terry Shrunk get booed at a Rose Festival Parade on the mid-sixties and my dad trying to explain why... By the way - did you know that the Rose Festival Parade started out as a Klan march in the twenties? This is true - and the Grand Wizard at the time was the freaking governor of Oregon and led the parade right up Broadway... Now that is a bit of Oregon history that lots of people would like to keep glossed over...

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    SalemSharon 

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    Wow!Husband and I have lived in Oregon since 1991 and I have never heard this about the Rose Parade!But I can certainly see why...

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  Reporterward 

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  If you are talking about the history of the area and Seattle in particular try...
  
  Skid Road by Murray Morgan. Must read, absolute classic.
  
  William "Bill" Spiedel has interesting takes about our history, and barbeque's popular sacred cows. Sons of the Prophets and Doc Maynard are good.
  
  The late, curmudgeonly columnist Emmett Watson has some decent work. I own "Once upon a time in Seattle".
  
  "Remembered Drums" if you can find it, is a good book on the Puget Sound Indian War.
  
  Best Regards.
  
  DW

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    Kate MacDonald 

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    Oh, I do miss Emmett Watson. I have The Digressions of a Native Son. Were you in Seattle when he did the Thompson Turkey every Thanksgiving?

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  donaldjamesparker 

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  I just published a novel that takes place in Sumner, Bonney Lake, Puyallup, and one chapter in Seattle.
  It's called All the Voices of the Wind.
  

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    Logan 

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    Sounds fascinating, Donald! Is it in stores?

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    donaldjamesparker 

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    Hi Logan. Only online at this time. However since you live in Puyallup, perhaps we could meet someplace and I could sell you one of mine (if you were interested in buying that is).

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• MrsDebbie 

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  "The No No Boy" by John Okada is rich with Seattle imagery. If you enjoyed Snow Falling on Cedars, this is a different perspective of the same period in Washington (and World history).

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  Summersnow 

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  Hello from the Inland Empire! I recently read Epic Wanderer, the story of David Thompson's life (explorer and mapmaker) and really enjoyed it. We might be Canadians today if he'd been as talented at politics as making maps. Interesting.

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  pampe 

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  Nice list here of award winning NW authors:
  
  http://www.amazon.com/Award-Winning-Northwest-Authors/lm/R1J4LQBNBXB62I

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