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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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	Attack in the Rye Grass Marcus & Narcissa Whitman Trailblazer Series by Dave and Neta Jackson from Castle Rock Creative for 3rd-7th grade in Trailblazer Books (Location: SER-TRAIL) $8.99
	Bandon by the Sea Hope and Perseverance in a Southwestern Oregon Town by Dow Beckham from Arago Books for Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff from Scholastic Inc. Historical Fiction for 4th-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	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, My Captain by Deborah Meroff from Inheritance Publications Historical Fiction for 8th-10th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $14.95
	Collector, The David Douglas and the Natural History of the Northwest by Jack Nisbet from Sasquatch Books for 10th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	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
	Daily Life in a Covered Wagon by Paul Erickson from Puffin Books Historical Reference for 3rd-5th Grade in Pioneer & Frontier Life (Location: HISA-19PIO) $9.99
	Exploring Oregon's Historic Courthouses by Kathleen M. Wiederhold from Oregon State University Press for Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	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 by Bobbie Kalman from Crabtree Publishing for 3rd-6th grade in California State History (Location: HISA-19CGR) $5.00 (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)
	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)
	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
	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)
	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)
	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
	Lost and Found Journal of a Miner 49er Vol. 1 by Jack Dublin 1^st edition from J. Dublin Media for 3rd-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Lucretia Ann on the Oregon Trail by Ruth Gipson Plowhead from Caxton Press for 4th-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Make Way for Sam Houston by Jean Fritz from Penguin Putnam for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99
	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)
	Mountain Men and Fur Traders of the Far West by LeRoy R. Hafen & Harvey L. Carter from University of Nebraska Biography for 9th-Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $21.95 $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Neeluk An Eskimo Boy in the Days of the Whaling Ships by Frances Kittredge from Alaska Northwest Books for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Newcomer's Handbook for Moving To and Living In Portland by Bryan Geon 3^rd edition for Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Oregon Trail Penguin Classics by Francis Parkman Jr. from Penguin Classics Historical Non-fiction for 10th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $16.00
	Oregon Trail A New American Journey by Rinker Buck from Simon and Schuster for Adult in 20th & 21st Century Literature (Location: LIT7-20) $19.99
	Oregon Trail #01 The Race to Chimney Rock Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Oregon Trail #02 Danger at the Haunted Gate Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Oregon Trail #03 The Search for Snake River Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Oregon Trail #04 The Road to Oregon City Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.99
	Oregon Trail #05 Wagon Train Trek Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Oregon Trail #06 Alone in the Wild Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Oregon Trail #07 Gold Rush! Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Oregon Trail #08 Calamity in the Cold Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.99
	Oregon Trail #1-4 - Boxed Set Choose Your Own Trail! by Jesse Wiley from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for 3rd-6th grade in Boxed Sets & Literature Packages (Location: FIC-BOX) $31.00
	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)
	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)
	People's School, The A History of Oregon State University by William G. Robbins from Oregon State University Press for Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Philip of Texas (abridged) from Notgrass Company for 4th-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $6.95
	Pioneer Children on the Journey West by Emmy E. Werner from Westview Press for Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	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
	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)
	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
	South in Modern America A Region at Odds by Dewey W. Grantham from University of Arkansas Press for Adult in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	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
	This Precipice Garden by James DePreist, afterword by William Stafford from University of Portland for 10th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	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)
	Trouble for Lucy by Carla Stevens from Clarion Books Historical Fiction for 4th-5th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $7.95 $5.50 (1 in stock)
	Tucket's Travels Francis Tucket's Adventures in the West 1847-1849 by Gary Paulsen from Yearling for 4th-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $9.99
	U'Ren A Look Back by John F. Williams, Jr. and John F. Williams III for 11th-Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $20.00
	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)
	What Was the Gold Rush? by Joan Holub from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in California State History (Location: HISA-19CGR) $5.99
	Wild in the City Exploring the Intertwine: The Portland-Vancouver Region's Network of Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas by Michael C. Houck, M. J. Cody 2nd ed. from Oregon State University Press for Adult in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $22.50
	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
	World Almanac Library of the States: Washington by Rachel Barenblat from Gareth Stevens Publishing for 4th-6th grade in Pacific States (Location: HISV-PNW) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Written in Stone by Rosanne Parry from Yearling for 3rd-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	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)
	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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