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Primary source collections from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington are described and evaluated. Covering a broad cross-section of libraries, museums, historical societies, and government archives this book provides a detailed look at 175 institutions and their collections. Descriptive entries cover contact information, facilities, material types, and multiple subject indexes to the holdings. Discuss...

Red Duck, Idaho, may be just a speck on the map, but its perfect for a hardworking single mom looking for a good place to start over. Arriving with recipes, ambition, a silent prayer and two teenage boys, Lucy Carpenter is ready to cook her way into the hearts and wallets of celebrities who frequent the nearby ski resort and watering holes.

But she needs somebody to put the word out- and ...

Jarrett is sixteen - old enough to reject the railroad job his father wants him to take, old enough to court Lizbeth Whitcomb, old enough to join the fight against the forest fires that are destroying Idaho and Montana. But the fires are worse than anyone dreamed, and soon the flames have has come between Jarrett and everything he holds dear, between Jarrett and Lizbeth, and thrown him into th...

Eight articles in this e-book illustrate diverse approaches to addressing the technical, social, and financial challenges facing collaborative digitization programs in the USA. States and regions represented include Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, the Mountain West (Utah, Nevada), Alabama, and the Columbia River Basin (Idaho, Oregon, Washington State). Although these programs v...

In THE WORST HARD TIME, Timothy Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history, told through characters he brought to indelible life. Now he performs the same alchemy with the Big Burn, the largest-ever forest fire in America and the tragedy that cemented Teddy Roosevelts legacy in the land.

On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind mov...

»Schwenke die Fahne, rede über Waffen und Religion – und die ganze Unterschicht wählt republikanisch.« Michael White, Pferdezüchter aus Idaho. Inside USA: Anhand von vielen Begegnungen und Gesprächen sucht Bettina Gaus Antworten auf die Frage, was Amerikaner heute wirklich bewegt. Eine große Reportage über Träume und Albträume im Land der unbegrenzten Möglichkeiten. Monatelang reiste die taz-...

Starting off as a young, single woman with a desk job and a city apartment, Jenna Woginrich set out to build a more self-sufficient lifestyle by learning homesteading skills. She didnt own land or have much practical experience beyond a few forays into knitting and soap making, but she did have a strong desire to opt out of what she saw as a consumer-driven culture. After moving across the coun...

A brand new Danny Wallace adventure written especially for the Quick Reads initiative

Danny Wallace wanted to write about a place so special and so crucial to our existence that it had never before been tackled: the Centre of the Universe. But then he realised that getting there might be a problem, and when he did, thered probably be nothing much to write about. Until he heard about a manhole...

Annabelle Grayson has been given a second chance at life, but she cant claim it with the cloud of her past hanging over her in Willow Springs. After her husband dies, she advertises for a trail guide to accompany her to land waiting for her in Idaho- and a most unlikely candidate applies for the job.

Matthew Taylor is a man on the run, with consequences of past mistakes pursuing him at every ...

It is against the law in Brooklyn, New York, for donkeys to sleep in bathtubs. In Idaho you are not allowed to fish while sitting on a giraffe. In California you must not keep slugs as pets. Yes, its the law- says so right on the state or city books. Some of the most ludicrous laws in the history of our country come to light in this funny and fascinating book for young citizens . . . citizens w...

Is He The Only Sane Person In Town?

Corporate shark Joe Iskerson wastes no time in getting exactly what he wants. And what he wants is to spend one brief night in Saunders, Idaho, close a major land deal, and get out. But no one told him Saunders is home to a bunch of kooky eccentrics who dont seem to grasp the concept of money, or that his B&B is a former brothel that now hou...