Spokane and the Inland Empire: An Interior Pacific Northwest Anthology

by John Fahey, David H. Stratton (Editor), Henry Matthews, Donald W. Meinig, Ruth Barnes Moynihan

Overview

Essential aspects about the prehistory, history, geography, and architecture of the Inland Pacific Northwest are presented here in one succinct volume. This landmark collection features essays by noted national and regional scholars, such as Donald W. Meinig, Carlos A. Schwantes, Henry Matthews, Clifford E. Trafzer, and Harvey S. Rice.

Spokane and the Inland Empire outlines the region's historical geographic systems, Palouse tribal history, characteristics of prehistoric Plateau Indian dwellings, a century of Columbia Plateau agriculture, Spokane's bitter labor disputes that occurred prior to America's entry into World War I, the exceptional architecture of Spokane's Kirtland Cutter, and more. This updated edition includes some new material and has been revised from the original volume published in 1991. Extensive illustrations supplement the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874222777
Publisher:	Washington State University Press
Publication date:	12/15/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

David H. Stratton, former WSU History Department chair, is a noted, long-time specialist of the history of the American West and the Northwest region.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgments
Contributors

The Inland Empire: Introduction to the Original Edition (1991)
David H. Stratton

The Inland Pacific Northwest: Introduction to the Revised Edition (2005)
David H. Stratton

One: Spokane and the Inland Empire: Historical Geographic Systems and a Sense of Place
Donald W. Meinig

Two: Native American Dwellings of the Southern Plateau
Harvey S. Rice

Three: The Palouse Indians: Interpreting the Past of a Plateau Tribe
Clifford E. Trafzer

Four: Let Women Vote: Abigail Scott Duniway in Washington Territory
Ruth Barnes Moynihan

Five: A Century of Farming in the Inland Empire
Wayne D. Rasmussen

Six: Spokane and the Wageworkers' Frontier: A Labor History to World War I
Carlos A. Schwantes

Seven: Kirtland Cutter: Spokane's Architect
Henry Matthews

Eight: When the Dutch Owned Spokane
John Fahey

Nine: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Spokane's Expo '74, the Environmental World's Fair
J. William T. Youngs

Editorial Reviews

"If you're looking for a good primer on Inland Northwest (today's preferred term to 'Inland Empire') history, this is it."

—Spokesman Review

From the Publisher

Essential aspects about the prehistory, history, geography, and architecture of the Inland Pacific Northwest are presented in this collection of eight essays by noted national and regional scholars. Five of the essays derive from the Spokane Centennial Forum Series in 1981. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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