Boise The Peace Valley by Annie Laurie Bird.  Illustrated. Hardcover with gilded design and lettering to spine and front cover. This edition is indexed with the addition of footnotes. 

Terrific story of Idaho history suitable for the historian's library or those who want to understand the local history.

In this historical narrative the story of civilization in Boise Valley, from the time when Captain Bonneville used the word "Boisey" in his report of July 29, 1833, until 1934, the culmination of the  "Century of Progress" is told in a style at once delightful, exciting and authentic.  Boise Valley comes alive in this rich, dramatic pageant of her years of struggle and growth. From interview and newspaper file, from diary, reminiscence and memoir, the author combines fact and analysis and anecdote to make a complete and gripping picture of the Peace Valley. Those who have called the valley home will find their own story here.