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You Know You're in Washington When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Evergreen State (You Know You're in Series) - Softcover

Wootton, Sharon; Savage, Maggie

 
9780762743018: You Know You're in Washington When...: 101 Quintessential Places, People, Events, Customs, Lingo, and Eats of the Evergreen State (You Know You're in Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0762743018 ISBN 13: 9780762743018
Verlag: Globe Pequot Press, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Many worry that these United States are becoming too much like each other—
but Washingtonians know better. Fun for all ages, this trivia-cum-brag book highlights and celebrates the Evergreen State's history, traditions, cuisine, and lingo with humor.

For example, you know you're in Washington when...

* Geoducks don't quack
* You take sides in the Coffee Wars
* It's illegal to kill a sasquatch
* A flying saucer dominates the skyline
* And more!

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sharon Wootton is an award-winning writer, photographer, and editor whose work has appeared in dozens of publications, including U.S. News and World Report, Outdoors Northwest, Odyssey, Cross-Country Skier, the Tacoma News Tribune, and the Peninsula Daily News. Her outdoors and nature columns appear regularly in two Washington state dailies, the Olympian and the Herald. Wootton is the co-owner of songandword, which offers writing and songwriting workshops on Shaw Island.
Maggie Savage is a singer/songwriter who has produced two recordings of her own music, performed on Washington television stations, and led songwriting workshops at Northwest Folklife Festival for more than 10 years. She is a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), AFTRA (American Federation of Television and Radio Artists), and the Seattle Composers Alliance, and with Sharon Wootton she leads workshops on Shaw Island.

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Washington has its own view of the world. Look through that lens and learn 101 quintessential people, places, events, eats, and traditions that help form the personality of the Evergreen State. You'll find out which fish tastes best soaked in lye, how flannel shirts came to symbolize the Seattle Sound, and what roads take you to the center of the universe. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a born-and-bred native, this book will make you smile as you discover what it really means to be in Washington.

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Verlag
Globe Pequot Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0762743018
ISBN 13 
9780762743018
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
104
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