In It Happened in Washington you'll sail the seas along Washington's rugged coast, explore the untamed wilderness of the U.S.-Canada border, and climb to the summit of Mount Rainier. This collection includes thirty-three extraordinary episodes from Evergreen State history.

Avalanche at Ozette, circa 1480 --
Captain James Cook on the Washington coast, 1778 --
Claiming of the Columbia, 1792 --
Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific coast, 1805 --
Lost in the wilderness, 1812 --
Alexander Ross at Fort Nez Perces, 1818 --
Christening of Fort Vancouver, 1825 --
United States Exploring Expedition, 1841 --
Exploring Washington with John C. Fremont, 1843 --
"Fifty-Four Forty or Fight", 1846 --
Whitman Massacre, 1847 --
Great railroad survey, 1853 --
Grant's life at Fort Vancouver, 1853 --
Battle of Seattle, 1855 --
Indian wars, 1858 --
Lieutenant Mullan's wagon road, 1859 --
Pig War, 1859 --
Northwest boundary survey, 1861 --
Exploration of the Olympic Peninsula, 1889 --
Seattle's departure point campaign, 1897 --
Edward Curtis meets success, 1898 --
Creation of Mount Rainier National Park, 1899 --
Mr. Weyerhaeuser's surprise, 1900 --
Capture of Harry Tracy, 1902 --
Great Yacolt fire, 1902 --
William Boeing's vision, 1916 --
Seattle general strike, 1919 --
Washington conservationist goes to court, 1939 --
Harnessing the mighty Columbia, 1942 --
Seattle World's Fair, 1962 --
Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 --
Potpourri of Washington Facts