Washington author Roe details the rise and fall of almost thirty towns or mining camps in the pacific Northwest, using anecdotes and illustrations to create a lively set of stories. Solid research backs these stories of boom town days and survival.
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Logging and mining camps and towns of the Pacific Northwest sprang up like mushrooms in early settlement days. They faded just as quickly, either disappearing entirely and covered with blackberry bushes or dwindling to a fraction of their original population.The book gives accurate historical information about them while including entertaining and highly readable human stories. Illustrated and has maps.
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