Nature's Northwest: The North Pacific Slope in the Twentieth Century

by William G. Robbins and Katrine Barber

Book Overview

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the greater Northwest was ablaze with change and seemingly obsessed with progress. The promotional literature of the time praising railroads, population increases, and the growing sophistication of urban living, however, ignored the reality of poverty and ethnic and gender discrimination. During the course of the next century, even with dramatic changes in the region, one constant remained-- inequality.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816529590
• ISBN13: 9780816529599
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"