An Illustrated History of Southeastern Washington contains a general history of the Northwest and of the territory and state of Washington, detailed histories of Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin counties, together with reminiscent and personal articles. If its voice finds "hearing ears" we will be glad and hope the listener will, also. If otherwise, the fact still remains that the compilers have labored faithfully and long to produce what we asked for a comprehensiveness and accuracy in each department that would make the book really useful to all. But, remember when you read, that the province of the historian is not to make facts, but to record them. The best history is the one that gives the most and best facts relative to the subject in hand, clearly and simply, shedding on them, as near as may be done, the light that shone on them when they came into existence. That is the ideal that has been striven for in the compilation of this work. Therefore it was not sought to make it excel as a "literary gem", still we believe the "style" is sufficiently plain so that the reader will understand what is being talked about.

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