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In many ways, the United States are becoming more homogeneous than they were fifty or a hundred years ago. The rise of mass technology, communication, and entertainment has meant more people get the same information through the same media, resulting in a sameness among people and places not possible before.

The old days were much different. For one thing, until recently a large percentage of the U.S. population were immigrants, bringing with them the culture and ethnic traditions of their home countries. Italians, Chinese, Africans, Dutch, Puerto Ricans, Irish, Jews, Scandinavians—they all tended to settle together, and were thus able to preserve what they knew.

Communication was also far less unifying. Correspondence was much more local, typically, and interactions between regions were limited, usually to word-of-mouth and newspapers. In such circumstances, different parts of the country often seemed almost like different countries altogether; this was especially true in places that didn't become part of the Union until relatively late in the nation's history.

Each state has a history of its own, and each one is uniquely fascinating. Even where there seems to be considerable overlap, the differences are very real, such as the difference between the California Gold Rush and the Alaska Gold Rush. An appreciation of the diversity of our nation is almost always preceded by a knowledge of the individual states and regions within it.

Some states naturally have more written about them than others, like Texas, which before it was a U.S. state was an autonomous nation. Nevertheless, we're working on building a diverse collection, though we do have a slight bias for books about the Pacific Northwest. We also have a bias for books from a Christian perspective, though we carry both Christian and secular titles.

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	All That Glitters The Men and Women of the Gold and Silver Rushes Perspectives on History Series by Phyllis Raybin Emert from History Compass Historical Non-fiction for 6th-9th grade in California State History (Location: HISA-19CGR)
	Battle of Seattle by Douglas Bond from P&R Publishing for 4th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $11.99
	Boy in the Alamo We Were There at the Battle of the Alamo by Margaret Cousins from Corona Publishing Co. Historical fiction for 4th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Boy in the Alamo We Were There at the Battle of the Alamo by Margaret Cousins from Veritas Press Historical fiction for 4th-9th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $19.00
	Captain Bayley's Heir A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Captain, My Captain by Deborah Meroff from Inheritance Publications Historical Fiction for 8th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.95
	Color the Pacific Northwest A Timber Press Coloring Book by Zoe Keller Clr Csm from Timber Press, Inc. for 5th-Adult in Adult Coloring Books (Location: COL-ADULT) $12.95
	Coolies by Yin, illustrated by Chris Soentpiet from Puffin Books for 5th-8th grade in Transcontinental Railroad (Location: HISA-19TRR) $7.99
	Eagle and the Fort The Story of John McLoughlin by Dorothy Morrison from Oregon Historical Society Press Biography for 5th-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Early Oregon Days by Edwin D. Culp 1St Edition from Caxton Press for 6th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Fabulous Opal Whiteley From Logging Camp to Princess of India by Elbert Bede from Binford & Mort Publishing for 8th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	From Wilderness to Suburbia for 5th-8th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Gold Rush by Liza Ketchum 1^st edition from Little, Brown & Company for 5th-9th grade in California State History (Location: HISA-19CGR) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Gold Rush Dogs by Claire Rudolf Murphy, Jane G. Haigh from Alaska Northwest Books for 4th-9th grade in California State History (Location: HISA-19CGR) $5.50 (1 in stock)
	Guide to the California Gold Rush by Eugene R. Hart for 5th-10th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Illustrated Atlas of Hawaii by Gavan Daws from Island Heritage Publishing for 4th-8th grade in United States Geography (Location: GEO-REFUS) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Jason Lee Winner of the Northwest Sowers Series by Charles Ludwig from Mott Media Biography for 7th-9th grade in Sowers Biographies (Location: BIO-SOW) $8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Jessie Benton Fremont California Pioneer by Marguerite Higgins from Beautiful Feet Books for 4th-9th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $13.95
	Kid on the River The Adventures of a Young Tugboat Captain on the Columbia River by Dean Nichols 1^st edition from Binford & Mort Publishing for 8th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Lights in the Northwest Stories from Two Centuries of Pacific Northwest Christians by Richard M. Hannula from Sound Summit Books Biographies for 4th-8th grade in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $17.95
	Lights in the Northwest - Teacher's Supplement CD-ROM Stories from Two Centuries of Pacific Northwest Christians by Richard M. Hannula from Sound Summit Books Biographies for 4th-8th grade in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $15.95
	Making of America by Robert D. Johnston from National Geographic for 6th-9th grade in American History Reference (Location: HISA-REF)
	Making of American California A Providential Approach by Dorothy Dimmick from Beautiful Feet Books for 6th-9th grade in California State History (Location: HISA-19CGR) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	On to Oregon! by Honore Morrow from William Morrow & Company for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Oregon for the Curious by Ralph Friedman 3rd from Caxton Press for 7th-10th grade in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Oregon the Way It Was by Edwin D. Culp from Caxton Press for 6th-9th grade in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Outlaws of the Pacific Northwest by Bill Gulick from Caxton Press for 7th-Adult in Pioneer & Frontier Life (Location: HISA-19PIO)
	Over the Applegate Trail to Oregon in 1846 by Anne Billeter, Bert Webber for 8th-12th grade in Oregon Trail (Location: HISA-19OR)
	Overland Migrations by David Lavender from National Park Service Division of Publication for 6th-10th grade in Pioneer & Frontier Life (Location: HISA-19PIO)
	Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling from Houghton Mifflin Realistic fiction for 3rd-8th grade 1942 Caldecott Honor Book in BFB Holling Geography (Location: HISCUR-BFG) $13.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Path to the Pacific The Story of Sacagewea by Neta Lohnes Frazier from Quarto Knows in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Pathways of America: The Oregon Trail by Lynda Hatch from Good Apple for 4th-8th grade in Oregon Trail (Location: HISA-19OR) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Patty Reed's Doll The Story of the Donner Party by Rachel K. Laurgaard from Tomato Enterprises Historical fiction for 5th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.00 (3 in stock)
	Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska by Jim Pojar, Andy MacKinnon from Lone Pine Publishing for 8th-Adult in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD)
	Portland Bridge Book by Sharon Wood from Oregon Historical Society Press for 8th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Princess Ka'iulani Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People by Sharon Linnea from Eerdmans Biography for 7th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $15.00
	Seabird by Holling C. Holling from Houghton Mifflin Realistic fiction for 3rd-8th grade 1949 Newbery Honor Book in BFB Holling Geography (Location: HISCUR-BFG) $12.99
	Seattle: Now & Then by Paul Dorpat from Paul Dorpat for 5th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Stories of Young Pioneers In Their Own Words by Violet T. Kimball from Mountain Press Historical Non-fiction for 6th-11th grade in Pioneer & Frontier Life (Location: HISA-19PIO) $14.00
	Stout-Hearted Seven Orphaned on the Oregon Trail Sterling Point by Neta Lohnes Frazier from Sterling Publishing Co. Non-fiction/Biography for 5th-9th grade in Oregon Trail (Location: HISA-19OR)
	Tales From a Northwest Naturalist by Jim Anderson 1^st edition from Caxton Press for 5th-Adult in Clearance: Science & Health (Location: ZCLE-SCI)
	That Balance so Rare The Story of Oregon by Terence O'Donnell from Oregon Historical Society Press for 7th-Adult in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
	This was Mining in the West by David W. Pearson Second Edition; First Printing from Schiffer for 6th-Adult in Western Expansion (1800-1898) (Location: HISA-19WES) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Vanishing Portland Images of America by Ray and Jeanna Bottenberg from Arcadia Publishing Photographic History for 6th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Volcano The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens by Patricia Lauber from Trumpet Club for 4th-8th grade in Natural Disasters: Earthquakes & Volcanoes (Location: SCI-EARVO) $3.00 (2 in stock)
	War Chief Joseph by Helen Addison Howard & Dan L. McGrath from Bison Books for 7th-Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	We Were There on the Oregon Trail by William O. Steele from American Home-School Publishing Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	We Were There with Lewis & Clark by James Munves from American Home-School Publishing Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	We Were There with The Pony Express by William O. Steele from American Home-School Publishing Historical Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Whitman Massacre of 1847 by Catherine, Elizabeth, and Matilda Sager from Ye Galleon Press for 7th-12th grade in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW)
	Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge by Russ Jolley from Oregon Historical Society Press for 8th-Adult in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest Tracking and Identifying Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, and Invertebrates Timber Press Field Guides by David Moskowitz from Timber Press, Inc. for 4th-Adult in Field Guides & Nature Handbooks (Location: NAT-FIELD) $29.99
	Year of the Black Pony by Walt Morey from Bethlehem Books Realistic Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $12.95 $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Year of the Black Pony by Walt Morey from Blue Heron Publishing Realistic Fiction for 6th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $5.00 (2 in stock)

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