10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKOOKUM»
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skookum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
skookum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Skookum: An Oregon Pioneer Family's History and Lore
Culled from the documents, letters, journals, recollections, manuscripts, and photographs collected by the pioneer women of her family, the author reconstructs their perilous 1843 journey to Oregon and a view of the emerging West
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Red hot peppers: the
Skookum book of jump rope games, ...
Presents jump rope rhymes and techniques for jumping rope either by yourself or with others.
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Skookum Wawa: writings of the Canadian Northwest
Gary Geddes presents the idioms and images of the Canadian Northwest through the work of some seventy writers associated with the region, and many photographers.
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Valley of the
Skookum: Four Years of Encounters With Bigfoot
Sali Sheppard-Wolford's encounters in the late 1970s with a group of Bigfoot that played in her yard and walked by her house, plus her spirit journeys with Indian guide Dream Walker, and investigations of other strange phenomena near Orting ...
Sali Sheppard-Wolford, 2006
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Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS.
R. D. (Robert Dalziel) Cumming, 2012
1925. The novel begins: On a sunny afternoon in early May a young man strolled along a back street of Vancouver.
Stewart Edward White, 2005
Lines 1719-20: "a king of the Skookum Benches" On 22 March 1897, Joseph
Goldsmith named two of Bonanza's tributaries "Little Skookum" and "Big
Skookum." Skookum is Chinook Jargon for "good" or "strong" or "powerful." It is
unclear ...
Jack London, Daniel Osborn Dyer, 1997
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Skookum Tugs: British Columbia's Working Tugboats
Winner of the 2003 Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice BC Book Prize! A dazzling array of magnificent colour photos and a crisp, engaging text bring to life the spirit of BC's contemporary towboat industry and the beauty of BC's waterways.
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Bigfoot!: The True Story of Apes in America
Skookum place names all found in Oregon, Washington State, British Columbia,
Idaho, and Alaska. It's a common name in the Pacific Northwest, as common as
reports of the classic Bigfoot or Sasquatch. In the book Oregon Place Names, ...
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Native American Placenames of the United States
Chinook Jargon <skookum, skoo'-koom> [skukam] 'strong, powerful;
supernaturally dangerous', from Lower Chehalis (Salishan) /skwakwum/ 'devil,
anything evil' (McArthur 1992; D. Kinkade p.c.). The placename Skookum also
occurs in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKOOKUM»
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skookum is used in the context of the following news items.
Arrow Electronics Launches “Internet of Things” Boot Camp
“Skookum's proven model empowers companies to embrace the innovation process ... Skookum is a 70-person technology “hacking shop” with offices in Denver ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
It's skookum to speak Chinook Wawa
Saturday is Chinook Wawa Day — and if you think that's skookum, you're halfway there. Chinook Wawa, or Chinook Jargon as it's also called, is a pidgin ... «The Province, Jun 15»
Carcross RCMP seek help to identify Skookum gold mine thieves
Police in Carcross, Yukon, are asking for the public's help to find the person or people responsible for two separate break-ins last month at the Mount Skookum ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
County gives hand to demolish Skookum Motel
Butte-Silver Bow is chipping in $5,000 to help demolish the old, boarded-up Skookum Motel on Harrison Avenue to make way for a new Pizza Ranch restaurant. «Montana Standard, May 15»
New Jersey Mining Company Reports Achievement of Major …
Juniper Mining ("Juniper"), operator of the Skookum Shoot portion of the Golden Chest Mine, has reported to NJMC that mine development is effectively ... «GlobeNewswire, May 15»
Arlington brewery has only gotten better since moving to new space
In his former career in construction, Ron Walcher would often hear the word “skookum,” which means big, bold and strong. «HeraldNet, Apr 15»
10 things to know about 10-year-old Skookum Digital Works
How do you grow a successful small technology business into a successful big technology business? That's the task in front of Skookum Digital Works ... «Charlotte Business Journal, Apr 15»
Video of police punching suspect strains relations with RCMP: chief
In the video, the officer punches Josh Skookum in the head while pinning him to ... says Ed Skookum, a former chief of the Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation. «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
Evelyn Skookum honoured on Aboriginal Languages Day
Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation is celebrating Aboriginal Languages Day with a feast to honour an elder who dedicated her life's work to the Northern ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
Christina Andros earns Skookum Award
SPRINGFIELD - Christina Andros, of Wilbraham, was recently named a recipient of the Skookum Award, an honor presented by Western New England ... «The Republican - masslive.com, Nov 14»
