Contested boundaries : a new Pacific Northwest history /
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| Author / Creator: | Jepsen, David J., author. |
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| Imprint: | Hoboken, NJ, USA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2017. |
| Description: | xxi, 392 pages ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11033620 |
| Summary: | <p> 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.</p> 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: www.wiley.com/go/jepsen/contestedboundaries . |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 392 pages ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781119065487 1119065488 9781119065548 1119065542 |
