The little history book by Dr. Ritter sent me on a quest for others about Washington that might also have short bits of history and I found two, both featuring old postcards. The first was Greetings from the Washington Coast: a Postcard Tour from Columbia River to the San Juan Islands, by Cherie Christensen. It looks as if the postcards here came from the author's collection and it is a fun journey up and down the coast, and back into time. There are many familiar places here, when they were pretty much unpopulated! And a great postcard of the glass floats found along Long Beach ... these days, if any were found, they'd probably be plastic! Old ferries, huge crabs ... what postcard would you send home to your family?

The second book was Greetings From Washington: a Glimpse of the Past Through Postcards, by Lane Morgan. This is a nice look at our past from all parts of the state: high desert to ocean, wheat fields to islands. There are 'movers and shakers' and important events as well silly images of the huge produce supposedly grown here. There's 'new' (as in not horse drawn) fire trucks, a steaming Mt. Baker, and lots more. You'll need at least two cups of tea. :-)

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