Washington - Nancy Friedman

This is one of a series of compact books designed to celebrate the essence of each of the 50 United States, illustrating and describing its natural wonders, historical and cultural milestones, industrial innovations, and personalities who have helped to shape the state's distinctive heritage. The illustrations encompass fine and folk art, architecture, crafts, and photographs of people and places. Also included are lists of museums, historical societies and tourist attractions, and a perennial calendar of events.;The frontier state of Washington, the focus of this book, was once the gateway to Klondike gold. It is the home of Boeing's jumbo jets and the mythical Paul Bunyon, of crisp red apples and wild rhododendrons, the Pilchuk School founded by glass artist Dale Chihuly, and Seattle's Pike Place Market. Its natural attractions include the Cascades and Mount Rainier, and among its literary figures are the novelists Tom Robbins, Raymond Carver and David Guterson.