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Article: Washington State.(Washington State: The Inaugural Decade, 1889-1899)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- July 1, 2007
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Washington State
Robert E. Ficken
WSU Press
PO Box 645910, Pullman, WA 99164-5910
9780874222883, $21.95 www.wsupress.wsu.edu 1-800-354-7360
The sequel to Washington State University Press regional history series that began with "Washington Territory", "Washington State: The Inaugural Decade, 1889-1899" by respected historian Robert E. Ficken covers the first decade after the state of Washington had formally entered the Union. This was a decade that saw the development of a new railroad system, a population explosion, systematic development of the vast natural resources, the expansion of agriculture made possible by ...