WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
BOOK
"A History of Washington County from Isolation to Destination"
by Douglas D. Alder and Karl F. Brooks
Paperback, 451 Pages, 9" x 6" x 1 3/16"
Published by the Zion Natural History Association
Second Edition (2007)
ISBN-10: 0915630451
ISBN-13: 978-0915630455
Library of Congress Catalog Number: 96-60793
AVAILABILITY
This book is available in the Washington County Library, call number "979.248 Alder".The 1996 First Edition of the book is available online:
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Water, Pioneer Ranches, Mines, Schools, Churches, and Cemeteries
A pictorial Essay by Ronald W. Klusman, 2020
Intended as a supplement to the Alder-Brooks book (see the second page, i).
COVER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AcknowledgementsGeneral Introduction
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Land and Its Early Inhabitants
Chapter 2: Settlement
Chapter 3: Sinking Roots
Chapter 4: Stability and Isolation
Chapter 5: Stories and Reflections
Chapter 6: Cultural Life
Chapter 7: Water
Chapter 8: End of Isolation, 1930-1960
Chapter 9: Americanization Escalates
Chapter 10: The New Pioneers
Chapter 11: Modernization
Chapter 12: The Debate over the Future of Washington County
Chapter 13: Growth Expectations Fulfilled, 1996-2006
Appendix A: Washington County Commissioners
Appendix B: Sheriffs of Washington County
Appendix C: Mayors of St. George
Appendix D: Irrigation Systems in Washington Co.
Selected Bibliography
Index