Title: Washington State : the inaugural decade, 1889-1899 /
Authors: Ficken, Robert E.
Publisher: Washington State University Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: Washington (State) History; Washington (State) History
Abstract: In November 1889, Washington--70,000 square miles brimming with timber, coal, salmon, and rich farmland--became the nation's 42nd state. In a sequel to Washington Territory, Robert E. Ficken relates how the turbulent inaugural decade laid foundations for the state's infrastructure and a new century's commercial and social development.