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The Natural and Human History of an Island a Book in Progress.
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Vashon: The Natural and Human History of
an Island
(revised 1-25-2008)
Introduction – Vashon's History
Essay - The Citizens of Paradise - David Gutterson
Part I - The Lay of the Land – 30 pp
Ch. 1 - Geology, Geography and Weather
Photo Essay - Habitats - Terry Donnelly
Part 2 - Pre-Contact to 1792
Ch. 2 - The S'Homamish and Vashon
Essay – Vashon Archaeology
Part 3 – 1st and 2nd Contacts 1792 to
1860
Ch. 3 - Contact and Removal
Essay – Early Views of Vashon
Part 4 - Euro-Asian-American Development 1860 to 1940
Ch. 4 - Early Settlement and Boom 1860-1892
Essay – Early Settlers on Vashon
Photo Essay - Historical Photos
Ch. 5 - Island Development 1892 to 1920
Essay - Agricultural Vashon
Chapter 6 - Collapse and Depression 1920-1940
Part 5 - An Island Community 1940 to The Present
Ch. 7 - War and Suburbanization 1940-1970
Essay – Japanese on Vashon
Ch. 8 – Suburbanization 1970 to 1990
Essay - Literary Vashon
Ch. 9 – Growth: 1990’s to the Present
Essay – Vashon Environmentalism
Photo Essay – Modern Vashon – Ray Pfortner
Epilogue - Vashon Patterns
North End Ferry © Terry Donnelley
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