B Street

The Letter B

B St. “The villainous girlfriend turned all the way around to show off  her outfit from every angle. Sunny looked up from her cooking and noticed that the letter B was sewn onto the back of it, along with  the eye insignia.” from The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10) by Lemony Snicket (born 1970 as Daniel Handler).

Baker St. Baker Street in London, England, is most famous for its connection to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, who lives at a fictional 221B Baker Street address.

Balsam St. The Great Balsam Mountains are in western North Carolina. The most famous peak in the Great Balsam range is Cold Mountain, which is the centerpiece of Charles Frazier's novel Cold Mountain (published 1997). Frazier is a student of Zen Buddhism. He incorporated poems from the 9th century Chinese hermit poet known as Cold Mountain (or Han Shan). Here is one of many poems attributed to him: Thirty years ago I was born into the world. A thousand, ten thousand miles I've roamed. By rivers where the green grass grows thick, Beyond the border where the red sands fly. I brewed potions in a vain search for life everlasting, I read books, I sang songs of history, And today I've come home to Cold Mountain To pillow my head on the stream and wash my ears.

Bancroft Ave. Don Empson’s book tells us that the street might have boeen named for George Bancroft (1800 – 1891) who wikipedia tells us “was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level.” He was also responsible for appointing Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864) to a position as a customs collector which gave Hawthorne an opportunity to mention it in his preface to the Scarlet Letter. Ann Bancroft (born 1955) is an American author, teacher, and adventurer. She was the first woman to successfully finish a number of arduous expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. She was inducted as an honorary member of the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995. The book, No Horizon Is So Far: Two Women and Their  Extraordinary Journey Across Antarctica  was written by Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft, with Cheryl Dahle (published 2003). She grew up in Saint Paul and currently lives in Scandia, Minnesota.

Bandana Blvd. The Southern Poverty Law Center launched the Bandana Project in 2008 in order to acknowledge the sexual abuses of migrant women. Migrant women would wear bandanas to cover their faces in hope that they would not be recognized as women while they worked in fields. The Law Center was responsible for getting the Ku Klux Klan to go bankrupt. They sued them and were able to get most of the Klan's resources. You can read about it in The Lynching: The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan published in 2016 and written by Laurence Leamer.

Banfil St. The street is named for John Banfil (1812-1887) who lived in what is now the Fridley, Minnesota, area. The Banfil-Locke Center for the Arts is located at 6666 East River Road, Fridley, Minnesota. The center is a non-profit community art center and hosts many readings by local writers and art shows by local artists. It’s a lovely place and has provided this author several opportunities to practice his hobby of reciting poetry in front of captive, but always appreciative, strangers.

Barclay St.                            Leila Khoury Barclay is a Lebanese-born, American storyteller, journalist and founder of Al-Hakawati ("The Storyteller"), an online provider dedicated to educating people on Arabic art, culture and history since 2002.

Barge Channel Road            The song "Fifteen Years on the Erie Canal" was written in 1905 by Thomas S. Allen after Erie Canal barge traffic was converted from mule power to engine power. Here’s the first stanza and the chorus: I've got an old mule and her name is Sal Fifteen years on the Erie Canal She's a good old worker and a good old pal Fifteen years on the Erie Canal We've hauled some barges in our day Filled with lumber, coal, and hay And every inch of the way I (we) know From Albany to Buffalo Chorus: Low bridge, everybody down Low bridge cause we're coming to a town And you'll always know your neighbor And you'll always know your pal If you've ever navigated on the Erie Canal

Barrett St. Oliver Barrett, is the  main character in the book Love Story  by Erich Segal (1937-2010). Beatles fans will remember him as the screenwriter for Yellow Submarine.

Bartlett Court Don Empson’s book tells us that this street ceased to exist in 1984. This author, a Bartlett himself, would like to protest and hereby petitions the city to restore the finest named street in any city. Apparently, it is now an industrial park but this author will take whatever he can get. There are likely dozens of books about Bartlett. Somewhere. There is also a blog somewhere listing all the various Bartletts and Barts in the entire universe. The blog is maintained by an egomaniac, so be warned. It is all about Bart.

Battle Creek Park Battle Creek, Michigan, was the chosen home of anti-slavery activist Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), author of the speech, “Ain’t I a  Woman?,” delivered at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio, on May 29, 1851. Here is the text of the speech: "Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter.  I think that "twixt the negroes of the South and the women of the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. But what's all this here talking about? That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman? Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect"] That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full? Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him. If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it   back , and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them. Obliged to you for hearing me, and now old Sojourner ain't got nothing more to say."

Batavia St. Batavia is a city in Genesee County, Western New York. It is the birth home of novelist, John Gardner (1933-1982), perhaps most famous for his novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.

Bates Ave.    Katharine Lee Bates (1859 –1929) was an American songwriter. She is remembered as the author of the words to the anthem "America the Beautiful.” The original version was written in 1893. The lyrics that are more familiar to most people were written in 1913. Here is the first stanza: O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

Bay St.       Jacob Have I Loved by  Katherine Paterson is a 1981 Newbery Medal winner. It tells the story of twins and their rivalry growing up along the Chesapeake Bay on the Maryland side. This author has many wonderful memories of living along the Bay on the Maryland side in his youth.

Bayard Ave.   Bayard is the name of the horse of Renaud de Montauban in the Old French twelfth century chanson de geste Quatre Fils Aymon. Bayard was capable of carrying Rinaldo and his three brothers ("the four sons of Aymon") all at the same time and of understanding human speech. Near the end of the work, Renaud is forced to cede Bayard to Charlemagne who, as punishment for the horse's exploits, has a large stone tied to Bayard's neck and has the horse pushed into the river; Bayard, however, smashes the stone with his hooves and escapes to live forever more in the woods.

Bayfield St. Bayfield, Wisconsin, is a great place to visit. Great bookstores the last time this author was there. Keep them going!

Bayless Ave.     Rick & Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures: Chef-Dad, Teenage Daughter, Recipes, and Stories is a cookbook written by a father/daughter team. Authors are Rick Bayless and Lanie Bayless.

Bayless Pl.

Beacon Ave.     In J. R. R. Tolkien's novel, The Lord of the Rings, a series of beacons alerts the realm of Gondor when the kingdom is under attack.

Beaumont St.    Francis Beaumont (1584 –1616) was a dramatist in the English Renaissance theatre, most famous for his collaborations with John Fletcher.

Bedford St.   John Bunyan (1628 – 1688) was an English writer and preacher best remembered as the author of the religious allegory The Pilgrim's Progress. Bunyan came from the village of Elstow, near Bedford, England.

Beech St. Beech wood tablets were a common writing material in Germanic societies before the development of paper. The Old English bōc[ has the primary sense of “beech” but also a secondary sense of “book”, and it is from bōc that the modern word “book” is derived.

Beechwood Ave.       Beechwood gets the first chapter in Robert Macfarlane’s book, The Wild Places, published in 2009. The book is about his attempt to find the last wild places in the British Isles. Certain beer drinkers will recognize beechwood from the label of a certain beer. The beechwood in question is used primarily to allow the yeast to settle throughout the bottom of the vat. The beechwood has been treated in a way that leaves no taste or other characteristic. It’s no more flavorful than a lollipop stick without the lollipop. This author toured the St. Louis brewery of this particular beer and is still puzzled why the advertising emphasizes the flavor of beechwood.

Bellows St.    Saul Bellow (1915 – 2005) was a Canadian-born American writer. Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize for Literature, and the National Medal of Arts.

Belvidere St. E.  Belvidere: a novel is a 2012 science fiction/dystopian novel by Beverly Johnson.

Bena St.   Don Empson tells us that “bena” is an Ojibwe word meaning “partridge. " Here's a lovely children's book about a character named Partridge: Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox. There are also the Bena people who are a large ethnic group based in south-central Tanzania. Shaaban bin Robert, also known as Shaaban Robert (1909 – 1962), was a Tanzanian poet, author, and essayist who supported the preservation of Tanzanian verse traditions. Robert is celebrated as one of the greatest Tanzanian Swahili thinkers, intellectuals and writer in East Africa and has been called the  "poet laureate of Swahili" and is also known as the "Father of Swahili." He is also honored as the national poet. (from wikipedia)

Benhill Rd.   Named for a neighborhood in London, England. There is a Ben Hill neighborhood in Atlanta, Georgia, which is predominantly black with many black-owned businesses. Eatonville, Florida, was one of the first all-black towns to be incorporated in the United States. It was the childhood home of Zora Neale Hurston the author of the 1937 novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Benson Ave.     Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson (1905 – 2002) was an American journalist and author of children's books, in particular the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under the  Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name, Carolyn Keene, from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 30 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries.

Berkeley Ave.   Ursula Le Guin (born 1929) is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She was born in Berkeley, California. There is also a university there which Don Empson tells us is the reference for the street name. The “Free Speech Movement” took place there in 1964-65. Their cue might have been the famous quote from the French philosopher commonly known as Voltaire (1694 – 1778):  "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." The French have had to quote that quite a bit lately.

Berland Pl.

Berry St.   Wendell Berry (born 1934) is an American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer. Here is his poem "The Peace of Wild Things:" When despair grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds. I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting for their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

Beulah Ln.        Thomas and Beulah is a book of poems by American poet Rita Dove that tells the semi-fictionalized chronological story of her maternal grandparents. It won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Perhaps more importantly, Beulah Lane was named for Beulah Bartlett (1890-1969) who served as director of the St. Paul Humane Society from 1923-1963. Beulah Lane is the street leading to the Society’s headquarters. It was named in her honor in 1954 which was one year after the birth of the Bartlett who wrote this blog.. No relation, but a good name nonetheless. Thanks to the book, The Street Where You Live, by Donald Empson for this information.

Beverly Rd.       Beverly Cleary (born 1916) is an American author of more than 30 books for young adults and children. She won the 1981 National Book Award for Ramona and Her Mother and the 1984 Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw.

Bidwell St.      "Bidwell’s Ghost" is a poem by Louise Erdrich (born 1954), a Minnesota poet and novelist and owner of the Birchbark Bookstore in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here is the text of the poem: Each night she waits by the road in a thin white dress embroidered with fire. It has been twenty years since her house surged and burst in the dark trees.       5 Still nobody goes there. The heat charred the branches of the apple trees, but nothing can kill that wood. She will climb into your car                             10 but not say where she is going and you shouldn’t ask. Nor should you try to comb the blackened nest of       hair or press the agates of tears back into her eyes.                                      15 First the orchard bowed low and complained of the unpicked fruit, then the branches cracked apart and fell. The windfalls sweetened to wine beneath the ruined arms and snow.                        20 Each spring now, in the grass, buds form on the       tattered wood. The child, the child, why is she so persistent in her need? Is it so terrible to be alone when the cold white blossoms come to life and burn?

Bigelow Ave.    The Bigelow Tea Company maintains a blog devoted to discussing works of  literature that features tea. Find it on the web at http://bigelowteablog.com/tag/literature

Biglow Ln.         Don Empson tells us that the street is named for Robert Biglow (1922-1943), a seaman second class who was missing in action during the Battle of Guadalcanal in  World War II.  You can read the history of his ship at http://ussdehaven.org. The history of the Battle of Guadalcanal can be read in the book, Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle by Richard Frank and published 1992. James Russell Lowell (1819 –1891) was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He published the Biglow Papers in 1848. They were a collection of his poetry which he often used to advocate his anti-slavery views.

Birch St.    “Birches” is a famous poem by poet Robert Frost (1874-1963). Here are the first few lines: When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them. But swinging doesn't bend them down to stay. Ice-storms do that. Often you must have seen them Loaded with ice a sunny winter morning After a rain. They click upon themselves As the breeze rises, and turn many-colored As the stir cracks and crazes their enamel.

Birmingham St. Schoolteacher Rowland Hill invented the postage stamp and created the first modern universal postal system in 1839. He lived in Birmingham, England. Literary figures associated with Birmingham, England, include Samuel Johnson, (1709 –1784) who stayed in Birmingham for a short period and was born in nearby Lichfield. American author Washington Irving, (1783-1859) lived there for a time. The poet W. H. Auden,  (1907–1973),  grew up in in Birmingham. The author J. R. R. Tolkien was brought up in Birmingham, with many locations in the city such as Moseley bog, Sarehole Mill and Perrott's Folly supposedly being the inspiration for various scenes in The Lord of the Rings. It was in Birmingham, Alabama, that, Dr. Martin Luther King wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail while in prison.

Bison Ave.    Don Empson tells us that the street was named by Thomas Frankson (1869–1939) who owned a herd of bison which he exhibited near Bison Ave. Buffalo Music  by Tracey E. Fern is a 2008 children’s picture book about Mary Ann Goodnight (1839-1926) who was the wife of Texas rancher Charles Goodnight. She is credited with saving the last of the buffalo herd that had roamed the Texas panhandle. She eventually shipped four members of her small herd to Yellowstone National Park, where they formed the beginnings of new buffalo herds. National Bison Day is a proposed official designated day for the U.S. Government. The United States Senate has approved the idea but it has not yet  become law.

Blair Ave. Eric Arthur Blair (1903 – 1950), who used the pen name George Orwell, was the author of Animal Farm and 1984.

Blake Ave.      William Blake (1757– 1827) was an English painter, poet and printmaker. Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience are two of his most famous collections of poetry. Here is the first stanza of his poem, “Tyger, Tyger.” Tyger! Tyger! burning bright In the forests of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry? (note that “eye” does not rhyme with “symmetry” but it does rhyme with “thy,” the middle word in the last line; there is speculation that Blake was intentionally making the rhyme in the middle of the line rather than at the end in order to offset the symmetry)

Bohland Ave.    The Sower is a public art work by artist Gustav Bohland, (1897-1959) located on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The artwork is located at the former corporate headquarters of Froedtert Malting Company.

Bonnie Ln.        “He isn't one of the cool, stiff Englishmen, but is rather peppery, for he has Scotch blood in him, as one might guess from his bonnie blue eyes.” from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

Bordner Pl.      Ten Good Years is a 2015 novelization account of a nurse, Maude Pettis and her doctor/husband, Winston Pettis, as they keep a hospital operating during the Japanese occupation of China during World War Two. It is written by Linda Bordner.

Bourne Ave.   The Bourne Series is a series of three novels by Robert Ludlum (1927–2001) featuring the fictional spy Jason Bourne.

Bowdoin St.      The Bowdoin Prize is a prestigious academic award given annually to Harvard University undergraduate and graduate students. The cash value of the prize is generally equal to that of the Pulitzer Prize (currently $10,000).

Boxwood Ave. Homer’s Iliad describes boxwood as being the wood used for the yoke as in the following quotation : Priam [Homer Iliad 24: 268] then went to Achilles with a mule-wagon laden with gifts in order to ransom Hector’s body and give it the proper burial rites: “They (his sons) brought a strong mule-wagon, newly made, and set the body of the wagon fast on its bed.  They took the mule-yoke from the peg on which it hung, a yoke of boxwood  with a knob on the top of it and rungs for the reins to go through. This done, they brought from the store chamber the rich ransom which was to purchase the body of Hector.”

Bradford St.       Barbara Taylor Bradford (born 1933) is a best-selling British-American novelist.

Bradley St.    Milton Bradley (1836 –1911) was an American game pioneer, credited by many with launching the board game industry in North America with Milton Bradley Company. The company is now owned by Hasbro. This author is not sure who owns Hasbro. Kindergarten proponents have the original Milton Bradley to thank for his generous support of Kindergarten education. According to wikipedia, he almost bankrupted the company by giving away classroom supplies to teachers. There must be a gold star for him somewhere.

Brainerd Ave.   Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd (1868 – 1942) was an American author of the early 20th century. She published at least 10 novels, mostly written for young women.

Branston St.    The town of Branston, England,  is in Lincoln County. Neville Marriner (1924-2016), violinist, conductor and founder of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields was born in Lincoln, England.

Breda Ave.     "Colonel" Thomas Parker, the manager of Elvis Presley, was born and raised in Breda, Netherlands, as Andreas Cornelius van Kuijk. The Colonel: The Extraordinary Story of Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley was published in 2003 and written by Alanna Nash. François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803), also known as Toussaint Bréda, and nicknamed The Black Napoleon, was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. His military genius and political acumen transformed an entire society of slaves into the independent state of Haiti. (wikipedia)     Toussaint Louverture: A Biography by Madison Smartt Bell was published in 2007.

Breen St. The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric Berlin is a 2009 young adult book which is notable particularly for the last name of the author.

Brewster St.   Elizabeth Winifred Brewster, (1922 – 2012) was a Canadian poet and academic. In 2001, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honor.

Bridlewood Dr.

Brighton Place Brighton, England, is the location of the sea-side resort featured in Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice.

Brimhall St. Winter Walk by  Virginia Brimhall Snow is a 2014 children's book about exploring the woods.

Broadway St. "Give My Regards to Broadway" is a song written by George M. Cohan for his musical play Little Johnny Jones, which debuted 1904 in a Broadway theater.

Brompton St. Jane Austen lived in Brompton, England, for a short time in 1808.

Brookline St. Amy Lawrence Lowell (1874 – 1925) was an American poet from Brookline, Massachusetts, who posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1926.

Brown Ave. Chinua Achebe (1930 – 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel Things Fall Apart (1958) was considered his magnum opus, and is the most widely read book in modern African literature.  From 2009 until his death, he served as a professor at Brown University in the United States.

Brunson St.

Buffalo St. Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight is a science fiction novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella in 1988.

Buford Ave. Don Empson tells us that the street is named for Abraham Buford (1820-1884), a brigadier-general in the Confederate Army. This author wonders when the discussion will begin about renaming Saint Paul streets to honor people who did not serve as  enemies of our country. How about John Buford, Jr. (1826 –1863) who was a Union cavalry officer during the Civil War. He provided tactical support during and after the Battle of Gettysburg. There are more than a few books about the Civil War and, in particular, the Battle of Gettysburg. For those who have not had a chance to read Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, it is reprinted here: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. (The speaker before Lincoln delivered a speech that lasted over two hours; Lincoln’s speech took just over two minutes. Brevity leads to being remembered.)

Burg Ave. For those who would like a children's book story of 1963 Mississippi and its civil rights issues, try this 2008 young adult book: A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg.

Burgess St. Anthony Burgess, (1917–1993) – was an English writer and composer. A Clockwork Orange is his best known novel. Note that the original ending is much different than the ending in the movie. Burgess was actually trying to give a hopeful conclusion to a really depressing story.

Burlington Rd. For those who remember the Great Depression and for those who would like to romanticize it try this travel guide: The WPA guide to Wisconsin : [the Federal Writers' Project guide to 1930's Wisconsin]  compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration ; with an introduction by Norman K. Risjord. It's available at the library and includes a trip to Burlington, Wisconsin.

Burnquist St. Don Empson’s book tells us that the street is named for Joseph Burnquist (1879-1961) who was governor of Minnesota from 1915-1921. He appointed the members of the Minnesota Public Safety Commission in 1917. For a brief history of what sounds like an overly-eager case of patriotism take a look at this article on the internet: In Another Time Of War, Minnesota Suspended Civil Liberties by Dan Olson, Minnesota Public Radio, July 4, 2005, (news.minnesota.publicradio.org).

Burns Ave. Robert Burns (1759 – 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is regarded as the national poet of Scotland and his birthdate is celebrated worldwide. Probably everyone has heard his poem, Auld Lang Syne. Just in case, here is the first stanza: Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne!

Burr St. There are plenty of books about Aaron Burr of Revolutionary fame. And then there is this fun 2007 children's book about a burr: Sticky Burr: Adventures in Burrwood Forest by John Lechner.

Bush Ave. Don Empson tells us that the street is named for Archibald Bush (1887–1966), a former executive of 3M Company. Bush used his fortune to start the Bush Foundation. We are all richer for the work the foundation does. Look up the Native Nation Rebuilders Program to see one of the programs the foundation funds. George Washington Bush (1779 –1863) was an American pioneer and one of the first multiracial (Irish and African-American) non-Amerindian settlers in what would later become the state of Washington. The Wind-Breaker: George Washington Bush: Black Pioneer of the Northwest by Iris White Heikell was published in 2008.

Butternut Ave. “Invade some butternut or hickory grove on a frosty October morning, and hear the red squirrel beat the "juba" on a horizontal branch.” is from "Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers" by John Burroughs (1837 – 1921). He was an American naturalist and nature essayist.