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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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	Alaskan Wildlife - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Jan Sovak from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Animal Habitat Coloring Books (Location: COL-HAB) $3.99
	America in the Time of Lewis and Clark The Story of Our Nation from Coast to Coast, from 1801 to 1850 by Sally Senzel Isaacs from Heinemann-Raintree for 2nd-5th grade in 19th Century America (Location: HISA-19C) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Anne of Jamestown by Anne Price-Hardister, illustrated by Ruby Gardner from Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for 2nd-6th grade in Jamestown Colony (Location: HISA-17JA) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Apples to Oregon Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains by Deborah Hopkinson Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for Preschool-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.99
	B is for Beaver An Oregon Alphabet by Marie & Roland Smith, illustrated by Michael Roydon from Sleeping Bear Press for nursery-3rd grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $18.99 $8.50 (1 in stock)
	Bears, Pirates and Silver Lace Stories of Old California by Anne B. Fisher; illustrated by Phil Nesbitt from Binford & Mort Publishing for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Boom Town by Sonia Levitin, illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith from Orchard Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Brer Rabbit and His Tricks by Ennis Rees; illustrated by Edward Gorey from Young Scott Books for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	California Plant & Animal Communities by Barbara J. Collins from California State Department of Education for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage Readers & Textbooks (Location: VIN-READ) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Carmen of the Golden Coast Children of America Stories by Madeline Brandeis from Grosset & Dunlap for 1st-4th grade in Children of All Lands / Children of America (Location: VIN-CHIL)
	Cassie's Journey by Brett Harvey; illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray from Holiday House for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Oregon Trail (Location: HISA-19OR) $6.50 (2 in stock)
	Chief Seattle Great Statesment by Elizabeth Rider Montgomery from Garrard Publishing Company for 1st-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Children's Color Book of Jamestown in Virginia by Priscilla Hunt from The Dietz Pres, Inc. for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Jamestown Colony (Location: HISA-17JA) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan & Lillian Hsu Reprint from Little, Brown & Company for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	For Ma and Pa On the Oregon Trail, 1844 by Wilma Pitchford Hays, illustrated by Peter Burchard from Coward McCann for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Going West by Martin Waddell, illustratred by Philippe Dupasquier from Harper & Row for Preschool-2nd grade in Western Expansion (1800-1898) (Location: HISA-19WES) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Historic Houses of New England - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by A. G. Smith from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Architecture Coloring Books (Location: COL-ARCH) $4.99
	Historic Houses of New York State - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by A. G. Smith from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Architecture Coloring Books (Location: COL-ARCH) $4.99
	Home in the Woods by Eliza Wheeler from Nancy Paulsen Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	How Grace Got Her Name by Alice Elshoff, illustrated by Jennifer Curtis from Moonglade Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon If You Were There by Ellen Levine from Scholastic Inc. Historical Non-fiction for 2nd-5th grade in Pioneer & Frontier Life (Location: HISA-19PIO) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Jamestown New World Adventure Adventures in Colonial America by James Knight from Beautiful Feet Books Non-fiction for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Jamestown Colony (Location: HISA-17JA) $6.95 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Journey West on the Oregon Trail by Cecile Alyce Nolan from Rain Dance Publishing for 2nd-7th grade in Oregon Trail (Location: HISA-19OR) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Junipero Serra Explorer and Missionary Fact Finders by Tyler Schumacher from Capstone Press for 2nd-4th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Klondike Gold by Alice Provensen from Simon and Schuster for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Lake Huron Land and Water Fact Finders by Anne Ylvisaker from Capstone Press for 2nd-4th grade in Landmarks & Symbols of the United States (Location: HISV-LANUS) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Last Princess The Story of Princess Ka'iulani of Hawai'i by Fay Stanley; illustrated by Diane Stanley from HarperCollins Picture Book Biographies for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Let's Learn to Count in Hawaiian by Keiki C. Kawai'ae'a from Island Heritage Publishing for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Foreign Language (Location: FL-GEN) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Letters of the West An ABC Book of the Many Plants, Animals, and Other Curious Features of the West by Michelle E. Walch & John Maddin, illustrated by John Maddin First Ediition for Preschool-2nd grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH)
	Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla from HarperCollins Realistic Fiction for 2nd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $9.99
	Little John of New England Children of America Stories by Madeline Brandeis from Grosset & Dunlap for 1st-4th grade in Children of All Lands / Children of America (Location: VIN-CHIL)
	Long Ago in Oregon by Claudia Lewis, illustrated by Joel Fontaine from Harper & Row for Kindergarten-5th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Meriwether Lewis Boy Explorer by Charlotta M. Bebenroth from Aladdin Paperbacks for 2nd-5th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Mike and Dick on a Washington Apple Farm The Farm Life Series by Joan Liffring from Follett Publishing Co. for 2nd-5th grade in Vintage Readers & Textbooks (Location: VIN-READ) $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Mush! Across Alaska in the World's Longest Sled-Dog Race from Millbrook Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Dog Books (Location: SCI-MAMDOG) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	My First Book About Oregon by Carole Marsh from Gallopade International for 2nd-4th grade in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Northwest Coast Indians - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by David Rickman from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in Native American Coloring Books (Location: COL-NAM) $4.99
	Orcas Around Me My Alaskan Summer by Debra Page, illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman from Albert Whitman & Company for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Picture Book of Oregon by Bernadine Bailey, illustrated by Kurt Wiese Revised Edition from Albert Whitman & Company for 2nd-5th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Raven A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott from Harcourt Children's Books for Preschool- 3rd Grade 1994 Caldecott Honor Book in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Rock Grows Up The Pacific Northwest Up Close and Personal by Randi & Michael Goodrich from GeoQuest Publications for 1st-4th grade in Geology (Rocks & Minerals) (Location: SCI-GEO) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	S is for Salmon A Pacific Northwest Alphabet by Hannah Viano from Sasquatch Books for Nursery-2nd grade in Alphabet & Counting Books (Location: PIC-ALPH) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Salmon's Journey and More Northwest Coast Stories Learning from Nature and the World Around Us by Robert James Challenger from Heritage House Publishing Company for 1st-5th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Snowshoe Thompson An I Can Read Book Level 3 by Nancy Smiler Levinson & Joan Sandin from HarperCollins Historical Fiction for 2nd-4th grade in I Can Read Books (Location: EAR-ICR) $4.99
	State Birds - Coloring Book Educational Read & Color Books by Peter & Linda Spizzirri from Spizzirri Press for 2nd-5th grade in Bird Coloring Books (Location: COL-BIRD)
	State Birds and Flowers - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Annika Bernhard from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in History of America Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISA) $5.99
	State Flowers - Coloring Book Educational Read & Color Books by Peter & Linda Spizzirri from Spizzirri Press for 2nd-5th grade in Flowers & Plants Coloring Books (Location: COL-BOT)
	Story of Hawaii - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Green, Y. S. from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in History of America Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISA) $4.99
	Story of the California Gold Rush - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Peter F. Copeland from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in History of America Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISA) $4.99
	Story of the Great Lakes by Marie Gilchrist, illustrated by C. H. DeWitt for 2nd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Texas - Coloring Book Educational Read and Color Books by Peter & Linda Spizzirri from Spizzirri Press for 2nd-5th grade in History of America Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISA) $3.95
	United States - Coloring Book Dover Coloring Books by Winky Adam from Dover Publications for 2nd-6th grade in History of America Coloring Books (Location: COL-HISA) $5.99
	Wildlife of the Northwest - Coloring Book Educational Read & Color Books by Peter & Linda Spizzirri from Spizzirri Press for 2nd-5th grade in Animal Life Coloring Books (Location: COL-ANI)
	Young Abe Lincoln The Frontier Days, 1809-1837 by Cheryl Harness from National Geographic Picture Book Biography for in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.95

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