With more than 130 photographs, many of them seen here for the first
time, Idaho History: 1800 to Present offers a stunning portrait of
this one-of-a-kind state.
From the Cataldo Mission of the Sacred Heart at the Coeur d'Alene's Old
Mission State Park--the oldest standing building in Idaho--to historic
Fort Hall in Pocatello--one of the most important supply points on the
Oregon and California trails--to panning for gold in the Boise Basin, to
the log drives on the Clearwater River, and the rampant poverty of the
Great Depression, it is all here! Idaho History: 1800 to Present
offers us a window into the past so vivid you can almost hear the
prospectors heading off to the mines.
Justin Smith and Skip Myers have put together the definitive
photographic account of the Gem State.