Seattle Walks was made possible in part by a grant from the Michael J. Repass Fund for Northwest Writers.
Additional support was provided by the Northwest Writers Fund, which promotes the work of some of the region’s most talented nonfiction writers.
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Names: Williams, David B., 1965– author.
Title: Seattle walks : discovering history and nature in the city / David B. Williams.
Description: Second edition. | Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2025] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2024028943 | ISBN 9780295753577 (paperback) | ISBN 9780295753669 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Walking—Washington (State)—Seattle Metropolitan Area—Guidebooks. | Natural history—Washington (State)—Seattle Metropolitan Area. | Natural resources—Washington (State)—Seattle Metropolitan Area. | Urban geology—United States. | Seattle Metropolitan Area (Wash.)—Guidebooks.
Classification: LCC GV199.42.W22 S 429 2024 | DDC 917.97/7720444—dc23/eng/20240820
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