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  • National Parks of the USA

    • ASIN: 1847809766
    • ISBN: 1847809766
    • Manufacturer: Wide Eyed Editions

    A 2019 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K–12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council). Take a tour of America's great outdoors and discover the beauty and diversity of its most iconic and majestic national parks. Packed with maps and fascinating facts about the flora and fauna unique to each of the 21 p... [Read More]

  • Hiking Waterfalls in Washington: A Guide to the State's Best Waterfall Hikes

    • ASIN: 0762787287
    • ISBN: 9780762787289
    • Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

    Hiking Waterfalls in Washington includes detailed hike descriptions, maps, and color photos for the area’s most scenic waterfall hikes. Hike descriptions also include history, trivia, and GPS coordinates. This book takes you through state and national parks, forests, monuments, and wilderness areas, and from city parks to the most secluded corner... [Read More]

  • Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring

    • ASIN: 0553383299
    • ISBN: 0553383299
    • Brand: Rose, Alexander
    • Manufacturer: Bantam

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Turn: Washington’s Spies, now an original series on AMC Based on remarkable new research, acclaimed historian Alexander Rose brings to life the true story of the spy ring that helped America win the Revolutionary War. For the first time, Rose takes us beyond the battlefront and deep into the shadowy underworld of d... [Read More]

  • The Girl Who Wrote in Silk

    • UPC: 760789249617
    • ASIN: 1492608335
    • ISBN: 1492608335
    • Brand: Kelli Estes
    • Manufacturer: Sourcebooks Landmark

    A USA Today Bestseller!"The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a beautiful story that brought me to tears more than once, and was a testament to the endurance of the human spirit and the human heart. A powerful debut that proves the threads that interweave our lives can withstand time and any tide, and bind our hearts forever."-Susanna Kearsley, New York Ti... [Read More]

  • A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands: Olympia to Port Angeles

    • ASIN: 0071420398
    • ISBN: 0071420398
    • Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

    "Simply put, every local boater should have a dog-eared, well-thumbed copy [of this guide] as a permanent feature in the nautical library."―48° North A Cruising Guide to Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands has earned an outstanding reputation for the accuracy of its piloting instructions, the clarity of its writing, and the high quality of its ... [Read More]

  • Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

    • ASIN: 1501126415
    • ISBN: 1501126415
    • Brand: 37 Ink
    • Manufacturer: 37 Ink

    Finalist for the National Book Award for Nonfiction A startling and eye-opening look into America’s First Family, Never Caught is the powerful story about a daring woman of “extraordinary grit” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).When George Washington was elected president, he reluctantly left behind his beloved Mount Vernon to serve in Philadelphi... [Read More]

  • Murder on Bainbridge Island: A Northwest Cozy Mystery (Northwest Cozy Mystery Series Book 1)

    • ASIN: B06XJFPBB2

    A murdered guest at her first catering event? Definitely not good for DeeDee’s fledgling business. So much for post-divorce new beginnings.When Lisa, a well-known Seattle art gallery owner, is murdered at the event, shock waves ripple through the local Seattle art community.The following day, newspaper reports indicate the cause of death might ha... [Read More]

  • The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Modern Library (Paperback))

    • ASIN: 0375756787
    • ISBN: 0375756787
    • Brand: Random House Trade
    • Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

    Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeDescribed by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic," The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming ... [Read More]

  • Summer Island: A Novel

    • ASIN: B000FC1KKC
    • Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    • ASIN: 067976402X
    • ISBN: 067976402X
    • Brand: Vintage
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • Grand Canyon

    • ASIN: 1596439505
    • ISBN: 1596439505
    • Brand: ROARING BROOK
    • Manufacturer: Roaring Brook Press

    Rivers wind through earth, cutting down and eroding the soil for millions of years, creating a cavity in the ground 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep known as the Grand Canyon.Home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved within its walls for millennia, the Grand Canyon is much more than jus... [Read More]

  • Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft

    • ASIN: 0671726528
    • ISBN: 0671726528
    • Brand: Brand: Washington Square Press
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

    Now a major motion picture, Kon-Tiki is the record of Thor Heyerdahl’s astonishing three-month voyage across the Pacific.Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure—a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been s... [Read More]

  • George Washington's Secret Six: The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution

    • ASIN: 159523103X
    • ISBN: 9781595231031
    • Brand: Brand: Sentinel HC
    • Manufacturer: Sentinel

    “As a Long Islander endlessly fascinated by events that happened in a place I call home, I hope with this book to give the secret six the credit they didn’t get in life. The Culper spies represent all the patriotic Americans who give so much for their country but, because of the nature of their work, will not or cannot take a bow or even ... [Read More]

  • Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 1787

    • ASIN: 0316103985
    • ISBN: 1299961029
    • Brand: FaithWords/Hachette Book Group
    • Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

    A classic history of the Federal Convention at Philadelphia in 1787, the stormy, dramatic session that produced the most enduring of political documents: the Constitution of the United States.From Catherine Drinker Bowen, noted American biographer and National Book Award winner, comes the canonical account of the Constitutional Convention recommend... [Read More]

  • Day Hiking North Cascades: Mount Baker, Mountain Loop Highway, San Juan Islands

    • ASIN: 1594850488
    • ISBN: 9781594850486
    • Manufacturer: Mountaineers Books

    125 trails, each rated on an overall-quality scale of 1 to 5 Quick-reference icons for kids, dogs, views, and more Full-color photo insert and overview map 1% of sales donated to the Washington Trails Association "Romano is one of the better guidebook writers around… He covers a lot of territory that other guidebooks have passed up."-- Seattle Po... [Read More]

  • Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890

    • ASIN: 0143120123
    • ISBN: 0143120123
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    A book about a tiny island with a huge history, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane's Eye.“For everyone who loves Nantucket Island this is the indispensable book.” —Russell BakerIn his first book of history, Nathaniel Philbrick reveals the people and the stories behind what was once the whali... [Read More]

  • Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America (Classics of Asian American Literature)

    • ASIN: 0295969695
    • ISBN: 0295969695
    • Manufacturer: University of Washington Press

    Mary Paik Lee, born Paik Kuang Sun in 1900, left her native country in 1905, traveling with her parents as a political refugee after Japan imposed control over Korea at the close of the Russo-Japanese War. Her father labored in the sugar plantations of Hawaii for a year and a half before taking his family to California, where Mrs. Lee has lived eve... [Read More]

  • Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest: A Guide to the Area's Best Backcountry Hot Springs (Regional Hiking Series)

    • ASIN: 0762783702
    • ISBN: 0762783702
    • Brand: Litton Evie
    • Size: One Size
    • Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

    Descriptions of more than 80 scenic hikes to or starting at more than 140 hot springs in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia.

  • Backpacker The National Parks Coast to Coast: 100 Best Hikes

    • ASIN: 1493019651
    • ISBN: 1493019651
    • Brand: NATIONAL BOOK NETWRK
    • Size: One Size
    • Manufacturer: Falcon Guides

    Explore the crystal clear waters on the Summit Lakes Trail at Lassen Volcanic National Park, take in the expansive views at Shenandoah National Park’s Old Rag Mountain, or traverse the sandstone cliffs at Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park. Choose your adventure from any of the forty-four national parks profiled throughout the book. This boo... [Read More]

  • Weird Washington: Your Travel Guide to Washington's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

    • ASIN: 1402745451
    • ISBN: 1402745451
    • Brand: Davis, Jeff/ Eufrasio, Al/ Scuerman, Mark (EDT)/ Moran, Mark (EDT)
    • Manufacturer: Sterling

    Ah, Washington: evergreens, coffee, rock, and rain. That's pretty much it, right? Well, no. There is a whole lot of weird going on in our state. Washington is home to some of the weirdest travel destinations, scariest legends, and most colorful folks in the United States.Because there are so many odd and unusual tales, cemeteries, beasts, and peopl... [Read More]

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