Seattle at 150 by Staff Of Historylink

Seattle at 150 by Staff Of Historylink

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The steady push and pull of community organizers and civic leaders, and the everyday needs of the people who call this place home, give Seattle its remarkable spirit, just as they have since its first cornerstones were pounded into place on the shores of Elliott Bay.

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Seattle at 150 by Staff Of Historylink

Seattle has packed a lot of history into the 150 years since its incorporation. Much of that history—the stories, the people, dialogue and debate, conflict and vision—is preserved in the Seattle Municipal Archives. The collection’s documents, maps, photographs, and ephemera bear witness to the texture, color, and voices of an ever-growing and changing city. The 150 artifacts highlighted in this book illustrate a transformed geography, developed and redeveloped neighborhoods, and waves of city-defining immigration and emigration. They show us how the city’s psyche and its physical and social landscape—its aspirations—were shaped. The steady push and pull of community organizers and civic leaders, and the everyday needs of the people who call this place home, give Seattle its remarkable spirit, just as they have since its first cornerstones were pounded into place on the shores of Elliott Bay.

Jennifer Ott is an environmental historian, assistant director of HistoryLink, and author of Olmsted in Seattle: Creating a Park System for a Modern City; coauthor with David B. Williams of Waterway: The Story of Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal; and contributor of Washington state history to HistoryLink.org, Seattle magazine, and Oregon Historical Quarterly.

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ISBN 13 9781933245584
ISBN 10 1933245581
Title Seattle at 150
Author Staff Of Historylink
Series Seattle At 150
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher History Ink
Year published 2019-12-02
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.