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Contested boundaries : a new Pacific Northwest history (2017)

Jepsen, David J., ; Norberg, David J.,

Hoboken, NJ :Wiley,

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ISBN: 9781119065517 , 1119065518 , 9781119367390 , 1119367395 , 9781119065531 , 1119065534

Inhalt: 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.

Anmerkung: Clash of cultures ; Early encounters ; Trade among equals ; Making a Christian farmer ; Building an American Northwest -- People and place ; Riding the railroad rollercoaster ; Seeking dignity in labor ; Dismantling a racial hierarchy ; Liberation in the West -- Crisis and opportunity ; Beyond breadlines ; Marching through global conflict ; El movimiento: Chicanos unite to improve economic standing ; The fractured Northwest.

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: Jepsen, David J. Contested boundaries. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2017 ISBN 9781119065548

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 1119065542

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwort(e): Electronic books. ; History. ; Electronic books. ; Electronic books. ; History. ; Electronic books. ; History.

URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119367390

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URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119367390

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A Pacific Northwest History : Contested Boundaries (2017)

Jepsen, David J. ; Norberg, David

Somerset : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (417 pages)

ISBN: 9781119065517

Inhalt: Contested Boundaries -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Authors Biographies -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Notes -- Part I Clash of Cultures -- 1 Important dates and events -- 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 -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- Questions for further discussion -- 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 -- Hudsons 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 -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- What do you think? -- Notes -- 3 Making a Christian Farmer -- In search of a holy life -- Seeking the "book of heaven" -- Promising start in Gods 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 -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- Questions for further discussion -- 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

Inhalt: "Seeing the Elephant" - the Catherine Sager story -- Mother Joseph - a Northwest builder -- Federal boarding schools challenge cultural boundaries -- Explore more -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- What do you think? -- 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 -- Books -- Online -- What do you think? -- 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 -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- What do you think? -- 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 Idahos 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 -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- What do you think? -- Notes -- 8 Liberation in the West

Inhalt: 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 womens work -- Explore more -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- What do you think? -- 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 -- "Lets 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 -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- What do you think? -- 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 -- Books -- Online -- Museums -- What do you think? -- 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 -- Californias 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

Inhalt: Radio KDNA links with itinerant audiences -- Limited victories in Washington and Oregon -- "Taking off the mask" -- Movin on upand outside the Central District -- Explore more -- Books -- Online -- What do you think? -- 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 -- Books -- Online -- What do you think? -- Notes -- Important Dates and Events -- Bibliography -- Index -- EULA

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9781119065487

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Jepsen, David J A Pacific Northwest History : Contested Boundaries Somerset : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,c2017 ISBN 9781119065487

Sprache: Englisch

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Contested boundaries : a new Pacific Northwest history (2017)

Jepsen, David J. [VerfasserIn] ; Norberg, David J. [VerfasserIn]

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell

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Umfang: xxi, 392 pages , illustrations , 25 cm

ISBN: 9781119065548 , 9781119065487 , 1119065488 , 1119065542

Inhalt: An engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries

Inhalt: Clash of cultures ; Early encounters ; Trade among equals ; Making a Christian farmer ; Building an American Northwest -- People and place ; Riding the railroad rollercoaster ; Seeking dignity in labor ; Dismantling a racial hierarchy ; Liberation in the West -- Crisis and opportunity ; Beyond breadlines ; Marching through global conflict ; El movimiento: Chicanos unite to improve economic standing ; The fractured Northwest

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-366) and index

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwort(e): USA ; Washington ; Oregon ; Idaho ; Geschichte 1792-2016

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