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COLUMBIA: Summer 1988; Vol. 2, No. 2

Table of Contents

History Commentary   2
Will Washington really get warmed up to its Centennial?

Almost Columbia, Triumphandy Washington   3
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The pioneer spirit and political audacity combine to create Washington Territory, just in time.
By John McClelland, Jr.

The Hard First Way Across the Mountains   12
Crossing terrible Naches Pass was an epic struggle.
By Joan Robinson

Long Road to Vindication for Accused Northwest Soldier   21
Granville Haller's battle to clear his name.
By Dr. Carl Schlicke

The Famous Overland Voyage of Columbia Lightship No.50   30
In 1901, a mighty ship makes a magnificent joumey-on land.

The Nevada Bloomer Case   42
Flamboyant lawyers, a political conspiracy and an obedient wife delay women's suffrage in Washington.
By John Fahey

Columbia Reviews   46
Recent books of interest on Northwest history.
Edited by Robert C. Carriker

When History Was News   48
An 1889 newspaper reflected the impatience of a territory waiting for statehood.

Correspondence 49  
Letters from Columbia's readers.

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