Washington's History, Revised Edition: The People, Land, and Events of the Far Northwest

A newly updated edition telling the fascinating story of the people, land, and events that make up the Evergreen State.

Historian Harry Ritter makes history anything but boring in this sweeping view of Washington’s history, beginning with the Native Americans who lived there by fishing the streams and rivers and ending with Bill Gates and the Microsoft revolution. In between there’s the story of the Native and European conflicts, Lewis and Clark’s expedition, The Pig War, construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, and more. Learn about Washington’s Natives, explorers, traders, missionaries, loggers, farmers, inventors, and politicians, from Chief Seattle to Dr. John McLoughlin to William E. Boeing. The diversity and rich culture of the land was shaped—and continues to be shaped—by these people and events of the great state of Washington.