Enhanced with spectacular photographs from John Clement, travel through time among the Palouse Country’s beauty and expanse, starting with its First Peoples, then moving through distinct immigrant groups. Chapters cover events that prompted emigration, describe the settlers’ transitions and living conditions, chronicle significant people and families, discuss major influences that impacted the population, and recount how the communities grew and changed.

"A detailed history and reference work concerning railroads south of Spokane, Washington, and north of the Snake River."--Provided by publisher

xviii, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

It's a personal and historical recollection of Genesee, Idaho from a former resident, a trip in time to his childhood ranch and beyond, back to the pioneers, in the Genesee valley of North-Central Idaho. It's a visit to Old Genesee, a small community deep in the winter snows and summer grains where his family found a place for themselves. The book covers the period from the first settlers of the 1870s to World War II. It describes the natural history of the area, the early town, and the farming and country life of the early pioneers and those who followed, as engines replaced horses out in the fields. With help from his granddaughter Tea Joe, Gerald Hickman shares his love of Western U.S. history in Good Times in Old Genesee. It's a trip in time to his childhood ranch and beyond, back to the pioneers, in the Genesee valley of North-Central Idaho. It's a visit to Old Genesee, a small community deep in the winter snows and summer grains where his family found a place for themselves. The book covers the period from the first settlers of the 1870s to World War II. It describes the natural history of the area, the early town, and the farming and country life of the early pioneers and those who followed, as engines replaced horses out in the fields. Gerald lives in Eastern Washington near the rolling Palouse hills that stretch out southward to Genesee, with Micky, his childhood bride of 47 years. They have three grown daughters, a dog named Spot, and a cat named Lilly. He is preparing another book on the Indian Wars 1850 through 1865.

107 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm

Published in local editions by Julie R. Monroe, Moscow: Living and Learning on the Palouse explores the unique cultural and historical evolution of this iconic north-central Idaho college town. The book chronicles Moscow's transition from a nascent pioneer settlement into the intellectual hub of the rolling Palouse hills, deeply shaped by the establishment of the University of Idaho in 1889. Through archival photographs and engaging community narratives, the text highlights the enduring interplay between agricultural grit and academic ambition. A keen insight drawn from the work is how isolated university towns create distinct cultural islands; by placing a major institution of higher learning in the middle of a vast, conservative farming economy, Moscow fostered a rare hybrid society where agrarian pragmatism and progressive intellectualism perpetually collide and shape each other.

160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Potlatch, Idaho, was a company town -- a community completely owned by a large lumber company. Its story is the story of the Pacific Northwest in microcosm: the exploitation of natural resources; the impact of big business on the development of a rural area; of ordinary people making a place their home

xix, 284 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

245 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

104 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 35 cm

186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Local History Paper #6

vii, 86 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

A collection of poems by Moscow resident and long-time Latah County Historical Society volunteer Kenneth B. Platt. It includes a section of sheet music to accompany various poems.

92 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates, [18] pages (folded) : illustrations, music ; 22 cm

This history was written with the hope that the pioneers of our area be remembered, and that the simple duties and pleasures of the pioneer people may be interesting to those who read it. The true pioneers of American and Driscoll Ridges are those who came here to establish their families and make a home in this new land. The period of the true pioneer to this area extends from when Frank May came in 1876 until about 1900. In my research I have carefully refrained from elaborating on the material so as to write it with as much authenticity as possible. -The Author

96 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm

From the forward by Simon K. Benson: “This new addition of Early History of North Idaho, but more particular the history of Latah County, Moscow (Paradise City) 1871, Troy (Huff Gulch) our first home after World War II. Some of the history first came out in a limited edition in 1903. I have republished with permission and the desire of many of the families, and chiefly as a tribute to my father-in-law Guy Senter (now deceased). “The book is a valuable reference work on early Northern Idaho and Latah County history from the explorations into the old Oregon territory, of which the counties of Northern Idaho were once a part. “This book can bring knowledge, enjoyment and memories for anyone who reads it. Books can have a wide distribution and bring joy as an ideal gift. “Perhaps everyone who ever lived in Latah County or had a parent or grandparent who did, can once again relive the nostalgic, exciting pages of the past. ‘Let’s live to give, learn, love, and remember.’” (276 pages)

276 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm

The history of Bovill, Idaho, from its early days into the 1930s, written by John B. Miller. Miller was born on a Latah County homestead near Bovill and was a University of Idaho graduate with a degree in geology.

xi, 214 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm

From the preface: This book "represents merely an attempt to pay a tribute to the 'old days' and the 'old Pioneers' and to record as accurately as possible the events and happenings of this area, both past and present."

xvi, 128 leaves, 39 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map (on cover) portraits ; 28 cm

Early day history and folklore of the Idaho Panhandle, including Latah, Nez Perce, Idaho and Lewis counties. Preface by the author: "In writing the following pages I have been influenced by a desire to record for our sons and daughters, and their descendants, a written chronicle of the happenings of our lives, together with a mention of certain interesting events which occurred in the vicinity of Genesee during the pioneer days. As these events happened from sixty to seventy-five years ago, there may be some lapse of memory or wrong interpretations. I was only a small boy at the time the earlier events transpired, but they made such a deep impression on my mind that I have never forgotten them. This will not be a complete history – nor a literary masterpiece. It will contain some history, some biography, and perhaps a sprinkling of “blarney.” If the reader, as he peruses these pages, finds amusement, information or entertainment from my efforts, I will feel amply rewarded.”

[7], 75, [6],46, [1] pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm

83 leaves ; 28 cm

Published in 1903, this extensive volume chronicles the pioneer settlement, Native American history, and rapid industrial development across the rugged panhandle region of northern Idaho. A keen insight drawn from the text is how the area's extreme geographic isolation from southern Idaho forced these northern counties to develop a distinct, fiercely independent culture driven by the volatile boom-and-bust cycles of the Coeur d'Alene mining districts and vast timber operations. The book details the civic and economic growth within Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai, and Shoshone counties, documenting their transition from frontier wilderness to established industrial hubs. Like similar regional histories of its era, the narrative ultimately serves as a vital genealogical resource by preserving hundreds of biographical sketches of the prospectors, farmers, and civic leaders who built the region.

xxviii, 1238 pages, [113] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm