University of Washington Press

In the 1970s, Chicana and Chicano activists faced challenges organizing migrants farmworkers and other Spanish-speaking…

Seattle has this rad musical history that's deeply woven into its vibe, shaping the city's culture for ages. While…

elebrate the gritty pioneer spirit of the city that was a coinflip away from being called West…

This is the perfect regional guide for bird watchers of any level. This photographic guide identifies more than 400 bird…

For those denizens of the Pacific Northwest looking to introduce native plants into their gardens, this guide from…

Twenty years ago, having a chicken in your backyard was considered unusual. Now it is an increasingly common and popular…

The first book of Seattle hip hop history, and the first book looking at hip hop's role in Seattle's history, Emerald…

This book is a comprehensive adn complex study of the Columbia river that combines natural history, political history,…

In Portland, Oregon, "America's whitest major city," the local Black Panther movement in the 1960s addressed racial…

Get to know the medicinal herbs, flowers, berries, ferns, trees, marine plants, and mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest…

A lively and vivid history of the bike vs car wars that have raged on US roads for 150 years. Beginning in the 1870s…

Evocative and emotionally-expressive illustrations, each paired with a caption that show life in a US internment camp…

The  history of over 150 years of conflict over the redwood forests of northern California. Logging has eroded these…

On February 6, 1919, 65,000 Seattle workers didn't clock in, and stayed out of work for six days of nonviolent…