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Newsletter #148

August 7, 2017

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Ghosts of Seattle Past: An Anthology of Lost Seattle Places

Ghosts of Seattle Past: An Anthology of Lost Seattle Places

by Jaimee Garbacik, maps by Josh Powell

If you ever start to forget what the old, weird Seattle was like (or if you never knew), you'll want to have this big hodgepodge of a book nearby. Garbacik, a self-described "guerrilla ethnographer,"... (Tom)

Cover of Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City

Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City

by David B. Williams

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Our hottest-selling item of the early summer is a perfect pairing of Williams's years of leading guided tours of the city and his unparalleled knowledge of Seattle's physical history (which he shared... (Tom)

Cover of Waterway: The Story of Seattle's Locks and Ship Canal

Waterway: The Story of Seattle's Locks and Ship Canal

by David B. Williams, Jennifer Ott, and Historylink

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David B. Williams might seem a one-man Seattle history industry, except that this lovely book, timed to honor the centennial of the Lake Washington Ship Canal and the Chittenden Locks that linked the... (Tom)

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