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Contested Boundaries - A New Pacific Northwest History

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Informationen zum Autor David Jepsen is a former journalist and corporate marketing professional who has been writing professionally for 40 years. He holds a BA in Communications and a MA in History from the University of Washington. Since 2007, he has taught at Pierce College, the University of Washington Tacoma, and Tacoma Community College, where he is currently a member of the adjunct faculty, teaching both U.S. and Pacific Northwest history. His many writing awards include Honorable Mention for the 2006 Oregon Historical Society Joe Palmer Award for the article "Old-Fashioned Revival: Religion, Migration and a New Identity for Pacific Northwest at Mid-Twentieth Century" (2006). David Norberg has taught Pacific Northwest history in Washington for nearly 14 years and currently is a full-time member of the history faculty and chair of the Social Sciences Division at Green River Community College, in Auburn, Washington. He holds a BA in History from the University of Washington and a MA in History from Western Washington University. His article, "The Ku Klux Klan in the Valley, a 1920s Phenomenon," published by the White River Valley Museum, shed new light on the conservative backlash in the region following World War I. Klappentext Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History is an engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries. An engaging look at the themes, events, and people that shaped the Pacific Northwest - Washington, Oregon, and Idaho - from when only Native Peoples inhabited the land through the twentieth century. Twelve theme-driven essays covering the human and environmental impact of exploration, trade, settlement and industrialization in the nineteenth century, followed by  economic calamity, world war and globalization in the twentieth. Written by two professors with over 20 years of teaching experience, this work introduces the history of the Pacific Northwest in a style that is accessible, relevant, and meaningful for anyone wishing to learn more about the region's recent history. A companion website for students and instructors includes test banks, PowerPoint presentations, student self-assessment tests, useful primary documents, and resource links: http://www.wiley.com/go/jepsen/contestedboundaries Zusammenfassung Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History is an engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations xi Authors' Biographies xv Preface and acknowledgments xvii Introduction xix Part I Clash of Cultures 1 1 Early Encounters 3 Ships logs tell of a clash of cultures 5 British pursue "every branch" of Puget Sound 6 "Mean huts and wretched sheds" greet explorers 8 Understanding European misconceptions 9 Robert Gray braves entrance to Columbia River 10 Lewis and Clark arrive by land, 1804 to 1806 13 Meeting with Shoshone turns tense 15 Assessing the Corps of Discovery 20 The time of the people 22 Sacagawea: heroism in perspective 27 Explore more 30 Notes 30 2 Trade Among Equals 35 Slow beginning for fur trade 36 An "astronomical" tale 36 'Single-minded' pursuit of otter skins 37 Traders establish permanent presence in interior 39 Hudson's Bay Company takes charge 41 Aggressive tactics create "fur deserts" 42 British diversify beyond furs 44 HBC-Native relations - the ties that bind trade 46 From 'bad to worse' and the end of an era 50 Explore more 52 Notes 53 3 Making a Christian Farmer 59 In search of a holy...

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List of Illustrations xi
 
Authors' Biographies xv
 
Preface and acknowledgments xvii
 
Introduction xix
 
Part I Clash of Cultures 1
 
1 Early Encounters 3
 
Ships logs tell of a clash of cultures 5
 
British pursue "every branch" of Puget Sound 6
 
"Mean huts and wretched sheds" greet explorers 8
 
Understanding European misconceptions 9
 
Robert Gray braves entrance to Columbia River 10
 
Lewis and Clark arrive by land, 1804 to 1806 13
 
Meeting with Shoshone turns tense 15
 
Assessing the Corps of Discovery 20
 
The time of the people 22
 
Sacagawea: heroism in perspective 27
 
Explore more 30
 
Notes 30
 
2 Trade Among Equals 35
 
Slow beginning for fur trade 36
 
An "astronomical" tale 36
 
'Single-minded' pursuit of otter skins 37
 
Traders establish permanent presence in interior 39
 
Hudson's Bay Company takes charge 41
 
Aggressive tactics create "fur deserts" 42
 
British diversify beyond furs 44
 
HBC-Native relations - the ties that bind trade 46
 
From 'bad to worse' and the end of an era 50
 
Explore more 52
 
Notes 53
 
3 Making a Christian Farmer 59
 
In search of a holy life 60
 
Seeking the "book of heaven" 61
 
Promising start in God's work 64
 
Protestants and Catholics compete for converts 66
 
A day of reckoning atWaiilatpu 74
 
Indian Removal Act of 1830 - a portent of trouble for Northwest natives 78
 
Beyond the written word - the drawings of Father Nicolas Point 79
 
Explore more 81
 
Notes 81
 
4 Building an American Northwest 87
 
Americans lookWest 87
 
Experiencing the Oregon Trail 89
 
Forging American institutions in Oregon 93
 
Taming a 'wilderness' 95
 
Nothing settled - Indian reservations and war 97
 
"Seeing the Elephant" - the Catherine Sager story 103
 
Mother Joseph - a Northwest builder 104
 
Federal boarding schools challenge cultural boundaries 106
 
Explore more 108
 
Notes 109
 
Important Dates and Events 115
 
Part II People and Place 117
 
5 Riding the Railroad Rollercoaster 119
 
Unlimited opportunity, limited markets 121
 
Frenzy of railroad construction 122
 
Big ideas from flawed men 124
 
Marketing the "wasteland" as a "friendly place" 125
 
Making and breaking cities 128
 
Extraction industry finally on wheels 131
 
Not all is rosy in rail town 133
 
Panic exposes poor management 135
 
James J. Hill: from empire builder to noxious weed 139
 
Cashing in on the Klondike Gold Rush 141
 
Explore more 143
 
Notes 143
 
6 Seeking Dignity in Labor 149
 
Making sense of the Progressive Era 151
 
Divided union struggles for power 152
 
At the mercy of predatory "job sharks" 153
 
A rough and tumble lumber business 155
 
Arrest and expulsion in Aberdeen 157
 
Running the gauntlet in Everett 158
 
A parade of violence in Centralia 160
 
Looking for answers in a violent past 163
 
The beginning of the end 165
 
R.D. Hume, "pygmy monopolist" on the economic frontier 169
 
Explore more 172
 
Notes 172
 
7 Dismantling a Racial Hierarchy 177
 
African Americans - seeking haven from racial oppression 179
 
Early industrialization and demand for substitute labor 181
 
Chinese - the travails of life on "gold

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