Hidden History of Ashland, Oregon
Hidden History of Ashland, Oregon

Author: Joe Peterson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1439670293

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Famous for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland has a deep history that goes far beyond the stage. From a 160-year-old unsolved murder to a newcomer whose "healing hands" drew people from all over the country, the town has attracted its fair share of unique characters. Vladimir Nabokov came to pursue his favorite hobby, butterfly collecting, while writing his famously controversial novel, Lolita, and an actor turned entrepreneur became one of the foremost recyclers long before it was mainstream. Discover the story behind Ashland's golf course cemetery and the gloveless baseball team of 1884. Join local historian Joe Peterson as he explores the fascinating past of this colorful town.

America, History and Life
America, History and Life

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Publisher:

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13:

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Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide.

Experiences in a Promised Land
Experiences in a Promised Land

Author: G. Thomas Edwards

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 9780295963280

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Practically since the turn of the century, the Northwest has been a region of paradoxes. Women, who in Washington had acquired suffrage and lost it in the 1880s, regained it and later elected a woman mayor of Seattle. Exploitation of workers, despite, or perhaps because of, abundance has been extreme-- and has engendered some of America's most radical labor movements. Both racial backlash and enlightened reforms characterize the region.