Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso, known as Upper Volta until its independence from France in 1960, and locally called the “land of the upright people,” is a medium-sized … Read more
Pacific Northwest (OR, WA)
The World and a Very Small Place in Africa: A History of Globalization in Niumi, The Gambia
Focusing on Niumi, a small settlement at the mouth of the Gambia River in West Africa, Donald Wright provides a fascinating insight into the effects … Read more
Building the Columbia River Highway: They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
When nine-hundred-foot ice age floods carved the Columbia River Gorge through the Cascade Mountains to the sea, little space was left for man to form … Read more
The Donatist Church in an Apocalyptic Age
The Donatist Church in an Apocalyptic Age examines an apocalypse that never happened, seen through the eyes of a dissident church that no longer exists. … Read more
Hausa Women in the Twentieth Century
The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in Africa, with populations in Nigeria, Niger, and Ghana. Their long history of city-states and Islamic … Read more
Katie Gale
None A gravestone, a mention in local archives, stories still handed down around Oyster Bay: the outline of a woman begins to emerge and with … Read more
Essential wines and wineries of the Pacific Northwest: a guide to the wine countries of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Idaho
A guide to wineries and wines produced in the Pacific Northwest that describes the characteristics of recognized wine regions, provides information on grape varieties, profiles … Read more
Coastal gardening in the Pacific Northwest: from Northern California to British Columbia
The basics — Dune gardening — Coastal mountain gardening — Coastal cottage gardens — Vegetables — Potential problems — Plants to avoid in coastal gardens … Read more
The Apocalypse Factory
None It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the … Read more