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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.
Contents
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
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