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 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Authors' Biographies
- Preface and acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. Clash of Cultures
- 1. Early Encounters
- Ships logs tell of a clash of cultures
- British pursue "every branch" of Puget Sound
- "Mean huts and wretched sheds" greet explorers
- Understanding European misconceptions
- Robert Gray braves entrance to Columbia River
- Lewis and Clark arrive by land, 1804 to 1806
- Meeting with Shoshone turns tense
- Assessing the Corps of Discovery
- The time of the people
- Sacagawea: heroism in perspective
- Explore more
- Notes
- 2. Trade Among Equals
- Slow beginning for fur trade
- An "astronomical" tale
- 'Single-minded' pursuit of otter skins
- Traders establish permanent presence in interior
- Hudson's Bay Company takes charge
- Aggressive tactics create "fur deserts"
- British diversify beyond furs
- HBC-Native relations - the ties that bind trade
- From 'bad to worse' and the end of an era
- Explore more
- Notes
- 3. Making a Christian Farmer
- In search of a holy life
- Seeking the "book of heaven"
- Promising start in God's work
- Protestants and Catholics compete for converts
- A day of reckoning at Waiilatpu
- Indian Removal Act of 1830 - a portent of trouble for Northwest natives
- Beyond the written word - the drawings of Father Nicolas Point
- Explore more
- Notes
- 4. Building an American Northwest
- Americans look West
- Experiencing the Oregon Trail
- Forging American institutions in Oregon
- Taming a 'wilderness'
- Nothing settled - Indian reservations and war
- "Seeing the Elephant" - the Catherine Sager story
- Mother Joseph - a Northwest builder
- Federal boarding schools challenge cultural boundaries
- Explore more
- Notes
- Important Dates and Events
- Part II. People and Place
- 5. Riding the Railroad Rollercoaster
- Unlimited opportunity, limited markets
- Frenzy of railroad construction
- Big ideas from flawed men
- Marketing the "wasteland" as a "friendly place"
- Making and breaking cities
- Extraction industry finally on wheels
- Not all is rosy in rail town
- Panic exposes poor management
- James J. Hill: from empire builder to noxious weed
- Cashing in on the Klondike Gold Rush
- Explore more
- Notes
- 6. Seeking Dignity in Labor
- Making sense of the Progressive Era
- Divided union struggles for power
- At the mercy of predatory "job sharks"
- A rough and tumble lumber business
- Arrest and expulsion in Aberdeen
- Running the gauntlet in Everett
- A parade of violence in Centralia
- Looking for answers in a violent past
- The beginning of the end
- R.D. Hume, "pygmy monopolist" on the economic frontier
- Explore more
- Notes
- 7. Dismantling a Racial Hierarchy
- African Americans - seeking haven from racial oppression
- Early industrialization and demand for substitute labor
- Chinese - the travails of life on "gold mountain"
- The Tacoma Method - organized vigilantism at gunpoint
- Clashing with "mongoloid races" in Idaho's goldfields
- A century and a half of change
- European immigration - overlooked stories of the American West
- Doc Hay and generous medicine - a prescription for cultural acceptance
- Explore more
- Notes
- 8. Liberation in the West
- Women serve as the moral authority
- Working-class labor in farm yard and factory
- Challenging long hours and low pay
- The dual challenge - female and minority
- Chinese build a presence in a strange land
- The Irish - moving beyond the domestic
- African Americans - finding confidence and self-worth
- Winning the franchise
- Answering the "why" question
- Muller v. Oregon
- Caroline Gleason - debunking the myths of women's work
- Explore more
- Notes
- Important Dates and Events
- Part III. Crisis and Opportunity
- 9. Beyond Breadlines
- Returning to the not so "Roaring '20s"
- Going from bad to worse
- "Let's call this place Hooverville"
- Out with the old, and in with the New Deal
- Putting Americans to work in the city
- Did the government create a "nation of softies"?
- Pointing towards a new era
- Building the "Eighth Wonder of the World"
- Explore more
- Notes
- 10. Marching through Global Conflict
- The winds of war sweep across the Pacific Northwest
- Northwest industries rise to the challenge
- A Critical shortage of workers breaks down barriers
- Japanese Americans challenge new boundaries
- From a World War to a Cold War
- A changed Northwest?
- Women for the defense
- Maggie, Scoop, and the Federal Northwest
- Explore more
- Notes
- 11. El Movimiento: Chicanos Unite to Improve Economic Standing
- A rights movement that inspires others
- Braceros, a world war and a war on poverty
- Federal government enters the war on poverty
- California's rising star shines on Yakima Valley
- Workers fight the "slave bill" in Oregon
- El Movimiento comes to campus
- Changing how a university serves its minority communities
- Radio ICDNA links with itinerant audiences
- Limited victories in Washington and Oregon
- "Taking off the mask"
- Movin' on up ... and outside the Central District
- Explore more
- Notes
- 12. The Fractured Northwest
- A new Northwestern economy
- The big business of outdoor recreation
- A region divided by uneven growth
- Politics from left to right
- Environmental politics: resources vs. recreation
- An uncertain future
- From building to breaching dams
- Standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
- Explore more
- Notes
- Important Dates and Events
- Bibliography
- Index
