The history of the state of Washington has plenty of fun in it. Here's some of my favorites!
, by William Speidel. An informal history of the bad boys (... and women ...) who made Seattle what it is today. Highly amusing, informative and scandalous.
Pillars and Pariahs Who Made the City Not Such a Boring Place After All
, by William Speidel. An irreverent biography of Seattle's most, uh,
creative founding father. Thriftily renting Madam Damnable's whorehouse for day use as a federal court, finding a way to make a profit even from rock ballast, and showing more than a little courage in fighting cholera and outwitting the frankly genocidal Isaac Stevens .... truly Doc Maynard was the stuff of legend (and not someone to mess with!)
Washington
This is part of the wonderful
Roadside Geology Series. Check it out!
, by Murray Cromwell Morgan. One of the first good informal histories of Seattle; a delightful collection of anecdotes of a pioneer city and the characters who built it.
, by Caroline C. Leighton. New England-born Caroline Leighton traveled fearlessly throughout the Pacific Northwest during the 19th century, recording observations that may not have made it into official histories.
, by Heidi Buck. It is
all true! Don't Come Here!
, by Joby Lee McGowan . An eccentric account of teaching in one of America's richest little small towns, this is a bitter and funny revelation of the dangers of parental involvement in their children's education.
Field Guide to the Slug
Field Guide to the Sasquatch