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Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893-1964) worked as a lumberjack, actor, cartoonist, artillery man, and editor. His lively books on American history cover topics as diverse as the timber industry, the Wobblies, Ethan Allen, and eccentrics of the Pacific Northwest. Murder Out Yonder ranges from coast to coast to offer a fascinating variety of real-life show more crime stories. show less
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- Original publication date
- 1956
- People/Characters
- David Thompson, explorer; John McLoughlin; Captain Robert Gray
- Important places
- Astoria, Oregon, USA; The Dalles, Oregon, USA; Fort Vancouver
- Important events
- Bonneville Dam; Railroad
- Dedication
- FOR Philip H. Parrish
- First words
- About the headwaters of a river there is something of the mystery of Genesis.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Nothing less will do for the river of continuous woods that had flowed through solitudes since the flight of years began.
- Original language
- English US
- Disambiguation notice
- [The Columbia] is the 50th book in the Rivers of America series - as stated on both the title page and the dust jacket. The series list on the front leaf and on the back of the dust jacket lists 50 titles, including this on... (show all)e.
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- Genre
- Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 979.73 — History & geography History of North America Great Basin and Pacific Slope region of United States Washington East Central Washington
- LCC
- F853 .H6 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Pacific Northwest. Columbia River and Valley.
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- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 7
