Our Native American Legacy: North West Towns with Indians Names

By Sandy Nestor

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press A history of how more than 150 towns in the Pacific Northwest got their names from resident native tribes and their cultures. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087004401X
• ISBN13: 9780870044014
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Caxton Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A compendium of truly fascinating stories

Our Native American Legacy: Northwest Towns With Indian Names is a unique, amazing, highly recommended anthology focusing on a specific aspect of the settlement and growth of over 150 Pacific Northwest towns and locales, in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. Our Native American Legacy is a compendium of truly fascinating stories concerning how the towns in these states got their names, the native tribes who inhabited the area before white settlement, maps, and is enhanced for the reader's enjoyment with black-and-white photographs, Our Native American Legacy is intriguing reading material showcasing a slice of definitive American history that should not be forgotten.

Great for those Interested in Northwest History

What an interesting book. So much information on towns with their early histories, and great humor. Highly recommended for history buffs!