4. Glimpses in Pioneer Life on Puget Sound. (1903.) Same author. A history of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the Pacific Coast.
5. David S. Maynard and Catherine T. Maynard. (1906.) T. W. Prosch. Biography of two of the immigrants of 1850. Mrs. Maynard is honored in Seattle as the founder of a free reading room which grew into the Young Men's Christian Association of the city.
6. Gettysburg. (1911.) Captain R. K. Beecham. An account of the great battle. Acknowledged to be most complete and accurate as to facts and it is written with the fire of a patriot and a poet. The veteran returns to visit the battle-field where as a youth half a century before he fought for the flag. Through his eyes and memories the reader sees events.
7. History of Puget Sound Country. (1903.) Colonel William Farland Prosser. The late president of the State Historical Society compiled this work in two large volumes, a painstaking and valuable reference work.
8. History of Seattle. (1916.) Clarence B. Bagley. Three large volumes. Very comprehensive. The third volume is wholly biographical.
9. In the Beginning. (1905.) Same author. A sketch of events in Western Washington while it was still a part of old Oregon. Published separately, also in the 1909 edition of Meeker's "Pioneer Reminiscences."
10. History of the State of Washington. (1909.) Edmond S. Meany. The most accurate and complete history of the state. In some measure it covers the whole Pacific slope. It is intended for school use but will interest any one who likes to study or read history. The story is divided into discovery, exploration, occupation, territorial days and statehood, each treated clearly and fully. The author, professor of history in the University of Washington, is a hero-worshipper and extolls the daring of the adventurer and the patience and courage of the pioneer.
11. Vancouver's Discovery of Puget Sound. (1907.) Same author. Largely the journal of the discoverer with extensive notes, many portraits and biographies of the men whose names were given to geographic features of the Northwest. A most important piece of historic research. A fitting supplement to this work is
12. A New Vancouver Journal on the Discovery of Puget Sound, by a Member of the Chatham's Crew. (1915.) Edited by Professor Meany.
13. United States History for Schools. (1912.) Shows the development of America as part of world history. This has met with general approval as a text-book.