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Local author, hiker, historian and professor, Judy Bentley will talk about her new book, Walking Washington’s History:Ten Cities (University of Washington Press, April 2016). Her book features walks in ten cities in Washington State, narrating a period when the city was significant to the history of Washington. Her presentation will be supported by many "then and now" photographs from all ten cities, including an interactive "Can you guess which city?" part.

This free book-talk will be the 32nd installment of the monthly "Words, Writers & West Seattle" series of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society. It will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, May 6th, 2016, at Barnes & Noble/Westwood Village.

Walking Washington’s History: Ten Cities, a follow-up to Bentley’s bestselling Hiking Washington’s History, showcases the state’s engaging urban history through guided walks in ten major cities. Using narrated walks, maps, and historic photographs, Bentley reveals each city’s aspirations. She begins in Vancouver, established as a fur trade emporium on a plain above the Columbia River, and ends with Bellevue, a bedroom community turned edge city. In between, readers crisscross the state, with walks through urban Olympia, Walla Walla, Tacoma, Seattle, Everett, Bellingham, Yakima, and Spokane. Whether people pass through these cities as tourists or set out to explore their home terrain, they will discover both the visible and invisible markers of Washington history underfoot.

Judy Bentley writes hiking guides, history, and biography and is emeritus faculty at South Seattle College. She is the author of Hiking Washington’s History, and (with Lorraine McConaghy) Free Boy: A True Story of Slave and Master. Bentley has written 17 books, including hiking and walking guides to Washington State, biographies, and books for young adults on contemporary issues. She has also led history walks and bike rides for the Southwest Seattle Historical Society in Alki, Delridge, Pigeon Point, Riverside, and Me-Kwa-Mooks Park.

"Words, Writers & West Seattle's" next First Friday book-talk is scheduled for June 3rd and will feature Lisa Richesson and her memoir, White Mother, Black Sons. For videos on these and other authors' presentations, visit:

www.loghousemuseum.info/events/words-writers-and-west-seattle. Additional information on future presentations can be obtained by contacting Dora-Faye Hendricks, Chair, "Words, Writers & West Seattle" by phone at 206-280-9983 or by e-mail at Dora-Faye@comcast.net.