It Happened in Washington: Remarkable Events that Shaped History

by James A. Crutchfield

Overview

It Happened in Washington takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Evergreen state's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names—and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762771981
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/2015
Series:	It Happened in the West
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

James A. Crutchfield is a popular western historian and the author of numerous books, including It Happened in Montana, It Happened in Texas, and other It Happened In books.

Table of Contents

Map ix

Preface x

Avalanche at Ozette, Ozette-circa 1480 1

Captain James Cook on the Washington Coast, Washington coastline-1778 5

The Claiming of the Columbia, Mouth of the Columbia River-1792 9

Lewis and. Clark Reach the Pacific Coast, Mouth of the Columbia River-1805 13

Lost in the Wilderness, Spokane-1812 17

Alexander Ross at Fort Nez Perce, Walla Walla-1818 21

The Christening of Fort Vancouver, Fort Vancouver-1825 25

The United States Exploring Expedition, Across Washington-1841 29

Exploring Washington with John C. Fremont, Walla Walla to Fort Vancouver-1843 33

"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight," Canadian Border-1846 37

The Whitman Massacre, Walla Walla-1847 41

The Great Railroad Survey, Across Washington-1853 45

Grant's Life at Fort Vancouver, Fort Vancouver-1853 49

The Battle of Seattle, Seattle-1855 53

Indian Wars, Four Lakes Battlefield-1858 57

Lieutenant Mullah's Wagon Road, Walla Walla to Fort Benton, Montana-1859 61

The Pig War, San Juan Island-1859 65

The Northwest Boundary Survey, Canadian Border-1861 69

Exploration of the Olympic Peninsula, Olympic Peninsula-1889 73

Seattle's Departure-Point Campaign, Seattle-1897 77

Edward Curtis Meets Success, Mount Rainier-1898 81

The Creation of Mount Rainier National Park, Mount Rainier-1899 85

Mr. Weyerhaeuser's Surprise, Tacoma-1900 88

The Capture of Harry Tracy, Creston-1902 91

The Great Yacolt Fire, Yacolt-1902 94

William Boeing's Vision, Seattle-1916 98

The Seattle General Strike, Seattle-1919 102

A Washington Conservationist Goes to Court, Yakima-1939 106

Harnessing the Mighty Columbia, Grand Coulee Dam-1942 110

The Seattle World's Fair, Seattle-1962 113

When Money Fell Out of the Sky, Western Washington-1971 117

The Eruption of Mount St. Helens, Mount St. Helens-1980 123

The Saga of Kennewick Man, Kennewick-1996 127

Murder Most Foul: The Green River Murders, Clark County, Seattle-2011 131

Washington Facts and Trivia 137

Bibliography 139

Index 143

About the Author 150