Company towns of the Pacific Northwest

Social history of communities that existed in the twentieth century for timber, mining, dam, explosives and wartime workers, with an emphasis on their daily life: ethnic and gender make-up of population, housing, company store, recreation, education, religious services, transportation (many communities were landlocked), and impact of the world wars and the Great Depression. Includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho and one community in British Columbia. Detailed map and many never previously published photographs.

Year

2003

Language

English

Publisher

University of Washington Press

Editions

4

Pages

296

ISBN

9780295742915

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