Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 Embracing Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin counties

"Lyman's History of Old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2" by William Denison Lyman is a chronicle that spotlights the lives of impactful people who were crucial in building up Walla Walla and nearby areas. It's like a collection of stories about the people who first settled there and made the place what it is, telling about all the cool things they did in different jobs and businesses. The book kicks off with the story of Dr. N. G. Blalock, who wasn't just a doctor but also a big player in making Walla Walla better, like figuring out how to water the land for farming and creating fruit orchards. Then, you get to read about other important people like Dr. Dorsey S. Baker and Judge Benjamin L. Sharpstein, finding out how they helped out with medicine, business, and law, even when things were tough because the area was still pretty new and undeveloped.