Growing Up in the Palouse by John Burnice West ~ Whitman County, Washington History & Biography ~ Pioneers

Title: Growing Up in the Palouse

Author: J. B. [John Burnice] West

Description: Signed by author. Printed card covers with brown binders tape over spine. Front cover shows a little creasing. Interior is clean and unmarked. vii + 211 pages. 11 x 8.5 inches.

A detailed look at the early history and way of life in Palouse, Washington, narrated through the lens of the author's family history and autobiography. John Burnice West (1894-1992) was born and raised in Palouse. He operated the grocery store West's Foods 1935-1980, and served as the city's mayor 1948-1952. Includes more than 60 illustrations from historic photographs and a few maps.

Contents:
Preface by Dr. Roy M. Chatters.
Introduction - The Palouse Country.
I. Early Days.
II. Palouse in the 'Nineties.
III. The Journey Westward.
IV. The Pioneer Home.
V. Friends and Neighbors.
VI. Farm Life.
VII. School Days.
VIII. Palouse around 1910.
IX. Main Street 1910.
Afterword - Palouse after Ninety Years.
Notes.
Index.

Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good

Publisher: [privately published]
Place: [Palouse, Washington]
Year: 1980

Keywords: history, pioneers, biography, family history, Whitman County, Washington, Washington state, Eastern Washington,