Washington State Place Names: From Alki to Yelm - Paperback

by Doug Brokenshire (Author)

Place names are like the historical markers, past which, we all speed in our motor cars, too preoccupied to stop and enjoy them. This book intends to find out from whence they came and uncovers a wealth of lore, legend and local flavor.

Author Biography

Doug Brokenshire is a world traveler, school teacher, aviator and retiered naval officer. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland in 1930 and earned his MA from Stanford University in 1962.