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  • The Oregon Shanghaiers: Columbia River Crimping from Astoria to Portland

    par Barney Blalock ...
    In the hardscrabble early days of Portland's seaport, "shanghaiing" or "crimping" ran rampant. The proprietors of crooked saloons and sailors' boardinghouses coerced unwitting patrons to work on commercial ships. Shanghaiers like James Turk, Bunko Kelley and Billy Smith unashamedly forced men into service and stole the wages of their victims. By the 1890s, these shanghaiers had become powerful ... En savoir plus

    $17.90 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Portland's Lost Waterfront

    Tall Ships, Steam Mills and Sailors' Boardinghouses

    par Barney Blalock ...
    Collections series Lost
    Today, Portland, Oregon, is a city of majestic bridges crisscrossing the deep swath of the Willamette River. A century ago, riverboat pilots would have witnessed a flurry of stevedores and longshoremen hurrying along the wharves. Situated as the terminus of sea lanes and railroads, with easy access to the wheat fields, sawmills and dairies of the Willamette Valley, Portland quickly became a rich ... En savoir plus

    $17.96 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Oregon Prizefighters

    Forgotten Bare-knuckle Champions of Portland & Astoria

    par Barney Blalock ...
    Collections series
    In 1884, London's prizefighting craze spread to Portland. Since the fights were illegal throughout the States, matches were fought in inconspicuous venues away from unwanted spectators. A winner could be hanged if the loser died. Champions like Dave Campbell, Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey and "Mysterious" Billy Smith were just a few contenders for the brutal, nearly forgotten sport. Join author Barney ... En savoir plus

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  • Landscapes of Conflict

    The Oregon Story, 1940-2000

    par William G. Robbins ...
    Collections series Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
    Post-World War II Oregon was a place of optimism and growth, a spectacular natural region from ocean to high desert that seemingly provided opportunity in abundance. With the passing of time, however, Oregon’s citizens — rural and urban — would find themselves entangled in issues that they had little experience in resolving. The same trees that provided income to timber corporations, small mill ... En savoir plus

    $32.99 CAD

  • While They Slept

    An Inquiry into the Murder of a Family

    par Kathryn Harrison ...
    Early on an April morning, eighteen-year-old Billy Frank Gilley, Jr., killed his sleeping parents. Surprised in the act by his younger sister, Becky, he turned on her as well. Billy then climbed the stairs to the bedroom of his other sister, Jody, and said, “We’re free.” But is one ever free after an unredeemable act of violence? The Gilley family murders ended a lifetime of physical and mental ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD

  • Hardcore Self-Defense

    par C. R. Jahn ...
    HARDCORE SELF-DEFENSE is totally unlike any other martial-arts book you've ever read. It is the result of a lifetime of experience by one who walks the Warrior's Path. Jam-packed with useful information, no space is wasted with "filler material" like training methods, foreign terminology, or photographs of the author pretending to spar. No, this book gets right to the point and tells you the best ... En savoir plus

    $5.99 CAD

  • Complete Shotokan Karate

    History, Philosophy, and Practice

    par Robin L. Rielly ...
    Complete Shotokan Karate is actually two books in one: a thorough history of Japanese karate in Asia and the United States, and an instructional manual for students of the Shotokan method.Part One outlines the history of karate from its probable origins in India (or perhaps Greece), and its transmission from China through Okinawa to Japan. Relevant aspects of Japanese history and culture, such as ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest

    par Robert H. Ruby, John A. Brown, Cary C Collins ...
    Collections series The Civilization of the American Indian Series
    The Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest inhabit a vast region extending from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean, and from California to British Columbia. For more than two decades, A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest has served as a standard reference on these diverse peoples. Now, in the wake of renewed tribal self-determination, this revised edition reflects the many ... En savoir plus

    $24.99 CAD

  • Tai Chi Chuan Form to Fuction

    par Nigel Sutton ...
    Tai Chi Chuan: Form to Function is a detailed manual for the study of the martial techniques of tai chi chuan.It takes up where author Nigel Sutton's earlier title, Applied Tai Chi Chuan , left off, by setting out step-by-step the training exercises necessary for the mastery of tai chi chuan as a true combative art. Sutton outlines a well-defined program designed to lead to understanding and ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • Hidden History of Portland, Oregon

    par JD Chandler ...
    Collections series Hidden History
    In this engaging narrative, author JD Chandler crafts a people's history of Portland, Oregon, sharing the lesser-known stories of individuals who stood against the tide and fought for liberty and representation: C.E.S. Wood, who documented the conflict between Native Americans and the United States Army; Beatrice Morrow Cannady, founding member of the Portland NAACP and first African American ... En savoir plus

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  • Black Spokane

    The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest

    par Dwayne A. Mack ...
    Collections series Race and Culture in the American West Series
    In 1981, decades before mainstream America elected Barack Obama, James Chase became the first African American mayor of Spokane, Washington, with the overwhelming support of a majority-white electorate. Chase’s win failed to capture the attention of historians—as had the century-long evolution of the black community in Spokane. In Black Spokane: The Civil Rights Struggle in the Inland Northwest, ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Bridge of the Gods

    A Romance of Indian Oregon

    par Frederic Homer Balch, Frederic Homer Balch ...
    An amalgamation of fact and legend that creates a portrait of rural Native American life in the 19th centuryFirst published in 1890, The Bridge of the Gods is a tale of the American Indians of the Northwest. Frederic Homer Balch describes missionaries attempting to convert Native Americans to Christianity, warring tribes who try to form an alliance to drive out the white settlers, and Native ... En savoir plus

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