Stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historian was one of the bestloved figures in the pacific northwest during the two decades preceding his death in 1964. Bibliography of oregon history wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest in 1992, deemed by portland magazine one of the 20 greatest oregon books ever and named by the oregonian as one of its top 10 history books. Otis paintings collection dates 19471962 inclusive 1947 1962 quantity 27 paintings, 2 reproduction prints 5 boxes. Here are 150 books, carefully selected for your reading enjoyment by librarians at the oregon state library in salem.
The following works deal with the cultural, political, economic, military, biographical and geologic history of preterritorial oregon, oregon territory and the state of oregon. A popular regional writer of the pacific northwest who fell into obscurity after his death, holbrook 18931964 gets a lively repackaging of his work in this collection of 26 pieces drawn from his journalism and his books. Stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest northwest reprints.
Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest by stewart holbrook. Its history and builders, 1911 and centennial history of oregon, 18111912, 1912. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest 1992 an anthology of his. An early proponent of conservationism, holbrook believed. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest by brian booth. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest stewart hall holbrook oregon state university press, sep 1, 1992 history 3 pages. From the successful resistance to the black exclusion laws by abner and lynda francis to the lawsuit that integrated portland public schools in 1870 organized themselves to resist racist laws and attitudes, but portland soon gained the reputation as the most racist. Saloons shut, was published in the baker herald on january 2, 1914. In this chapter i explore the people who lived here before euroamerican settlement began in the 19 th century. Holbrook, a vermont native and former logger, came to portland, oregon, in 1923. A selfproclaimed lowbrow historian, his topics included ethan allen, the railroads, the timber industry, the wobblies, and eccentrics of the pacific northwest.
Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest by brian booth wildmen, wobblies and whistle punks. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest northwest reprints brian booth on. Brian booth stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historian was one of the bestloved figures in the pacific northwest during the two decades preceding his death in 1964. Portland seamens friend society the oregon encyclopedia. Although mac knew and worked with many of the bestknown wobblies big bill haywood. I also explore the native resistance to white settlement and the way early oregon politicians used violence against native americans to build the state. Have not added any pdf format description on memoirs of a wobbly. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest available in paperback. Discouraged by black exclusion and sundown laws, africanamericans still came to oregon at all stages of portlands history. It describes the declaration of martial law in the small town of copperfield, formerly located on the snake river about fifty miles northeast of baker city.
This article, headlined copperfield under martial law. This anthology collects two dozen of his best pieces about his adopted home, the pacific northwest. Once upon a time the city of portland, oregon, was. Unfairly forgotten primo northwest writer who has an unsparing eye and a sensitive bs detector. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest, which has now gone through six printings. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest by stewart holbrook the great stewart holbrook was a storytelling titan and remains one of the most important writers in pacific northwest history. Bibliography of oregon history wikipedia republished wiki 2.
Top 11 wildmen wobblies whistle punks stewart holbrooks by. News article, copperfield under martial law by the baker herald this article, headlined copperfield under martial law. Booths leadership abilities and interests in writing surfaced early. His writings focused on what he called the far corner.
Stewart hall holbrook 18931964 was an american logger, writer, and popular historian. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest northwest reprints booth, brian on. Wildmen, wobblies and whistle punks is a careerspanning collection of over two dozen pieces set mostly in holbrook s. The area where portland is now has been inhabited for thousands of years by a wide variety of people. With this new edition, this magnificent tale of indian oregon enters its ninetyfifth year of continuous publication. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Holbrook believed in lowbrow or nonstuffed shirt history. His works of popular history covered a variety of topics, including logging, famous figures of the old west, and interesting events and people of the pacific northwest. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest by brian booth pp.
Otis, a northwest artist active from the 1930s to the early 1960s. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data allerfeldt, kristofer, 1959race, radicalism, religion, and restriction. It simply carried on halfheartedly with near beer, and added an outandout lunch counter, not free. Stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historian was one of. The size of the place was cut in half, then cut again.
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