Twelve essays explore the history of Seattle and King County, Washington, with a special focus on social, cultural, and ethnic history. Adding a new perspective to knowledge of the Pacific Northwest, writers including University of Washington historians, independent scholars, and community activitists have dug in archives, interviewed community members, and researched far and wide to uncover new stories and offer new understandings of our collective past.
Twelve essays explore the history of Seattle and King County, Washington, with a special focus on social, cultural, and ethnic history. Adding a new perspective to knowledge of the Pacific Northwest, writers including University of Washington historians, independent scholars, and community activitists have dug in archives, interviewed community members, and researched far and wide to uncover new stories and offer new understandings of our collective past.
Edited by Mary C. Wright. Introduction by Charles Pierce LeWarne
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Illustrations Preface Mary C. Wright Introduction: A Brief History of Seattle and King County Charles P. LeWarne Creation Stories: Rethinking the Founding of Seattle Coll Peter Thrush The Duwamish Valley Pioneers in Early King County History Kay F. Reinartz Reexamining the Past: A Different Perspective of Black Strikebreakers in King County's Coal Mining Industry Ed Diaz Mirror of Taste: The Restaurant as a Reflection of the Changing Appetites of Seattle Robert S. Fisher The Theatrical History of Seattle to 1930 Eric L. Flom Scandinavians in King County: Excerpts from Ballard's Oral History Project Marianne Forssblad "If I Am Only for Myself, What Am I?" Two Successful Jewish Women's Organizations in King County Jacqueline B. Williams Buddhism Comes to Seattle Ronald E. Magden "To Help Her Live the Right Kind of Life:" Mothers Pensions in King County, 1913 1937 Michael Reese Mexican American Women Politicians in Seattle Elizabeth Salas Building a Vietnamese Community from Scratch: The First Fifteen Years in King County Nhien T. Nguyen Contributors Index
Illustrations Preface Mary C. Wright Introduction: A Brief History of Seattle and King County Charles P. LeWarne Creation Stories: Rethinking the Founding of Seattle Coll Peter Thrush The Duwamish Valley Pioneers in Early King County History Kay F. Reinartz Reexamining the Past: A Different Perspective of Black Strikebreakers in King County's Coal Mining Industry Ed Diaz Mirror of Taste: The Restaurant as a Reflection of the Changing Appetites of Seattle Robert S. Fisher The Theatrical History of Seattle to 1930 Eric L. Flom Scandinavians in King County: Excerpts from Ballard's Oral History Project Marianne Forssblad "If I Am Only for Myself, What Am I?" Two Successful Jewish Women's Organizations in King County Jacqueline B. Williams Buddhism Comes to Seattle Ronald E. Magden "To Help Her Live the Right Kind of Life:" Mothers Pensions in King County, 1913 1937 Michael Reese Mexican American Women Politicians in Seattle Elizabeth Salas Building a Vietnamese Community from Scratch: The First Fifteen Years in King County Nhien T. Nguyen Contributors Index
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