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COLUMBIA: Summer 1987; Vol. 1, No. 2

Table of Contents

History Commentary   2
Rising tide of interest in a magnificent heritage.
By John McClelland, Jr.

When History Was News   4
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Lewis and Clark were not legends in their own time.

When Russians Landed in Vancouver   5
The story of an epic transpolar flight, 50 years ago.
By Paul Spitzer

When "Ma" Preached in Kelso   13
Money, sex and preaching are not a new concoction.

Yakima and Justice Douglas   14
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A famous-but not a favorite-son.
By Robert W Mull

The Unspoiled Northwest   21
Some of the best paintings of the area's earliest artists.
By David M. Buerge

Climbing Rainier With Curtis in 1909   29
The Mountaineers' famous 79-person climb.

When Washington Dared Build a Magnificent Capitol   38
And Gov. Hartley waved a spittoon and denounced it.
By J. Kingston Pierce

Columbia Reviews   46
Recent books of interest on Northwest history.
Edited by Dr. Robert C. Camker

History Album   48
When the earliest nuns went begging.