Description: "A history of the land and people of the state of Washington"--Provided by publisher.
Brief description: Harry Ritter is Emeritus Professor of History at Western Washington University, where he taught from 1969 to 2010. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he received his doctorate in history from the University of Virginia. He is also the author of Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country. He lives in Bellingham, Washington.