Kitsap County History: A Story of Kitsap County and Its Pioneers WITH Hood Canal Splendor at Risk
Silverdale, WA: Kitsap County Historical Society, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Pp. 162 + 14pp. appendix. Illustrated map endpapers. Illustrated throughout. Brown leatherette lettered in gilt with gilt vignette of Kitsap County. A bit shaken, with binding loose; gift inscription on front fly. Included with this Kitsap history is Hood Canal Splendor at Risk (Bremerton Sun, 1991, a prescient, if a tad alarmist, polemic on the "ecosystem teetering on the brink of destruction." Fine. Item #13536
The Kitsap history substantial, pleasantly idiosyncratic history of the region, with emphasis on cities and towns including Port Orchard, Manchester, Eagle Harbor, and many more. The section on Bainbridge Island goes in to great detail on the island's historic aspects - "The Japanese of Bainbridge Island" and "The Authors of Bainbridge Island," for instance. William Pitt Trimble is mentioned as having bought the land around Port Madison.
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