The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History (Revised and Enlarged Edition)

The Pacific Northwest: An Interpretive History (Revised and Enlarged Edition)
ISBN-10
080329378X
ISBN-13
9780803293786
Series
The Pacific Northwest
Category
History
Pages
570
Language
English
Published
2014-04
Author
Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes

Description

Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive and balanced history of the region. This edition contains significant additional material on early mining in the Pacific Northwest, sea routes to Oregon in the early discovery and contact period, the environment of the region, the impact of the Klondike gold rush, and politics since 1945. Recent environmental controversies, such as endangered salmon runs and the spotted owl dispute, have been addressed, as has the effect of the Cold War on the regionOCOs economy. The author has also expanded discussion of the roles of women and minorities and updated statistical information."

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