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Sixty-Four Years as a Writer$16.95 0-87004-453.2 Caxton Press Bill Gulick Bill Gulick’s writing career, spanning more than six decades, is truly remarkable. He has written twenty-seven novels, eight nonfiction books and several plays. He was a regular contributor to The Saturday Evening Post and other national magazines. His stories have become major motion pictures starring screen legends Burt Lancaster and Jimmy Stewart. A list of his literary friends reads like a Whose Who of Western Writing—Elmer Kelton, A. B. Guthrie, Max Evans, Don Coldsmith, Norman Fox, Tommy Thompson, William McCleod Raine, Nelson Nye and his mentor, Walter Stanley Vestal Campbell. Gulick is considered one of the foremost authorities on Pacific Northwest history. In Sixty-Four Years as a Writer, Gulick details the journey from his Depression era Oklahoma roots to his position as one of the nation’s premier Western authors. and abusive relationships—the dark side of early day rodeo. 6 x 9, paperback, illustrated, 368 pages, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Traveler's History of Washington$19.95 ISBN 0-87004-371-4 Caxton Press Bill Gulick Veteran author Bill Gulick presents a bible of Washington history that is invaluable to vacationers, weekend travelers and Sunday drivers. The book is divided into the state's six regions. Each section has easy-to-use maps and mileage charts and is packed with historic photos and illustrations from Washington's fascinating past. 6x9, paper, 560 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Steamboats on Northwest Rivers$16.95 0-87004-438-9 Caxton Press Bill Gulick One hundred years before dams were built on the Columbia-Snake river system, steamboats carried cargo and people to the farthest reaches of these waterways, more than 500 miles inland. Where water flowed, sturdy boats and bold captains went--with no dams, locks or artificial navigation aids. The captains were a famous as today's sports stars. Their names and feats were known to travelers and river dwellers, just as the distinctive tone of each boat whistle was recognized by hero-worshiping boys who dreamed of growing up to be river captains. Bill Gulick, dean of Northwest history writers, tells the story of this colorful period in the region's history. 6 x 9, paper, 268 pages photographs, maps. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Washington State Place Names: From Alki to Yelm$14.95 ISBN 0-87004-356-0 Caxton Press Doug Brokenshire "Place names are like the historical markers past which we all speed in our motor cars, too preoccupied to stop and enjoy them," says author Doug Brokenshire. Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puyallup, Anacortes, Walla Walla-these are some of the place names of Washington State. Scratch the surface and you will uncover a wealth of lore, legend, and local flavor. Light-hearted, yet factual. Local residents and travelers, alike, enjoy browsing this do-it-yourself history book. 6x9, paperback, 291 pages, bibliography. Index. 291 pages. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Our Native American Legacy; Northwest Towns with Indian Names
$17.95 ISBN 0-87004-401-x Caxton Press Sandy Nestor Many Pacific Northwest cities and towns bear names linked to the American Indians who inhabited the region thousands of years before the arrival of European explorers and settlers. Sandy Nestor spent years gathering information about towns in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska with Indian names. She offers a brief history of each community, profiles of the founders and an explanation of the origins of the town name. 9x6, paperback, 312 pages, maps, 50 photographs. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Outlaws of the Pacific Northwest$18.95 ISBN 0-87004-396-x Caxton Press Bill Gulick The bad men and women who roamed the Pacific Northwest in the early days never have received the recognition of their counterparts in other parts of the West, although their exploits often exceeded those of better known outlaws. In Outlaws of the Pacific Northwest, Bill Gulick rectifies that historical oversight. • Chief Bigfoot was a renegade giant who allegedly roamed the high desert of southern Idaho in the 1860s, bringing death and destruction to the early settlers. • Sheriff Henry Plummer's gang may have murdered more than 100 people in the Montana mining camps before outraged citizens gave him a "suspended sentence" on his own gallows. • Josephine Wolfe was a Walla Walla institution. When "Dutch Jo's" house was quarantined, the mayor, police and fire chiefs, two ministers and six merchants were marooned there for two weeks. • Gunfighter Hank Vaughn cut a wide swath for years in eastern Oregon. The last of the area's professional hellraisers died with his boots on . . . when his horse slipped on a new concrete sidewalk! These are just a few of the colorful characters you'll meet in Outlaws of the Pacific Northwest. 6x9, paperback,216 pages, photos, map. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Snake River Country $39.95 ISBN 0-87004-215-7 Caxton Press Bill Gulick Photography by Earl Roberge "Born in incredible beauty, flowing through incredible desolation, nourishing incredible fertility . . . This is the Snake River." The Snake is perhaps the last important wild river left in the Pacific Northwest, and has played a monumental role in exploration, empire-building, and settlement. Gulick tells of yesterday, as well as tomorrow for the Snake River, in this colorful book. 15x12, hardcover, boxed, 104 full color photographs, 2 endsheet maps, 195 pages, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Stevens Pass: Gateway to Seattle
$12.95 Caxton Press JoAnn Roe Until the late 1800s the north Cascade mountain range formed a seemingly impassible barrier between Seattle and inland points. That all changed in 1890 when surveyor John F. Stevens discovered the pass that still bears his name. Stevens Pass tells the story of the building of the railroad through the Cascades that linked the Puget Sound area with eastern points. It also is the story of the people who settled along the route--both the settlers and the schemers. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, paperback, illustrations, 200 pages, [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
On Sidesaddles to Heaven:The Women of the Rocky Mountain Mission $19.95 ISBN 0-87004-384-6 Caxton Press Laurie Winn Carlson Veteran author Laurie Winn Carlson analyzes the lives of the first six white women -- missionary wives -- to cross the Rocky Mountains.At a time when a woman's entire fortune and future was tied to the man she married, four of the six women married virtual strangers, on short notice, with no financial security. Why did they take such a gamble? 6x9, paperback, 268 pages, 35 photos, map. Also available in leather-bound hardcover edition signed by author. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Manhunt: The Pursuit of Harry Tracy$18.95 ISBN 0-87004-392-7 Caxton Press Bill Gulick As the twentieth century began, the American West was changing. Trolley cars wisked passengers around cities like Portland and Seattle. Telephones were becoming commonplace. The days of the horse were numbered. Even the old time outlaws like the James and Dalton gangs were gone. But just when folks thought the days of the Wild West were over, along came Harry Tracy--a new kind of badman--not a Jesse James--more like a protype for Clyde Barrow. On June 9, 1902, Harry Tracy shot his way out of the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, killing three guards. This violent act started a two-month, two-state manhunt unique in Northwest criminal history. Bill Gulick, dean of Northwest history writers, uses the accounts of newspaper reporters who covered the chase, to paint fascinating portraits of Tracy and his pursuers. Gulick also tells the stories of the men and women of Oregon and Washington who became unwilling participants in the Tracy saga when the fugitive barged into their daily lives. 6 x 9, paperback, 250 pages, illustrated. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Holy Rollers: Murder and Madness in Oregon's Love Cult
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Ghost Towns of the Northwest$17.95 ISBN 0-87004-358-7 Caxton Press Norman D. Weis Sixty-two ghost towns from Oregon. Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana are individually described with the history of each town and specific directions on how to find it. Nearly 20 are unknown to the general public, never before mentioned in print, or mysterious in origin and location. Many of Weis's great stories were found by listening to the old-timers who knew of these places firsthand. 6x9, paperback, 248 photographs, 16 maps, 319 pages, bibliography, index. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History Vol III: Oregon and Washington$34.95 ISBN 0-87004-366-8 Caxton Press Donald B. Robertson Volume III in Robertson's Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History series. This book catalogs virtually every steam railroad that owned or operated ten or more miles of track as a common carrier in Oregon and Washington. Emphasis is on the beginnings of railroads. Robertson has distilled tens of thousands of printed pages from several sources: railroading manuals, newspapers, US Geological Survey Maps, university libraries, and historical societies. Text, maps, charts, and historic photographs create an invaluable resource for railroad history students and enthusiasts. 8˝ x 11, illustrations, maps, 338 pages, indexes for this volume plus a comprehensive index of Volumes I-III, inclusive, hardcover, boxed. [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Amphibians and Reptilesof the Pacific Northwest $24.95 ISBN 0-89301-086-3 University of Idaho Press Nussbaum, Brodie, Storm This Northwest guide tells in readable fashion how to find and identify the various salamanders, frogs, turtles, lizards, and snakes that inhabit Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. Paper, 336 pages, 95 photographs, 59 maps, 2 tables [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Fires, Faults and FloodsA Road and Trail Guide Exploring the Origins of the Columbia River Basin $19.95 0-89301-206-8 University of Idaho Press Marge and Ted Mueller Marge and Ted Mueller lead you on a fascinating tour of the Columbia River Basin, helping you explore the geologic events that shaped the region's unique features. 5.5 x 8.5, paper, 288 pages, 60 photographs, 75 maps, Index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
Barns of the WestA Vanishing Legacy $29.95 ISBN 0-9631258-9-3 Historic Idaho Series Arthur A. Hart This book is for those who love the sight of picturesque old barns in the rich and varied landscape of the American West. It includes more than 200 photographs of barnes in Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and California. Includes information on how the barns were built, their distinctive features and why they are rapidly vanishing. 8.5x11. 112 pages, hardcover, color and black and white photos, index [Add to Cart] [View Cart] |
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