Portland in three centuries : the place and the people / Carl Abbott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abbott, Carl, 1944- author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portland (Or.)--History.

Portland (Or.).

Oregon--Portland.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"A compact and comprehensive history of Portland from first European contact to the twenty-first century, Portland in Three Centuries introduces the women and men who have shaped Oregon's largest city. The expected politicians and business leaders appear, but Carl Abbott also highlights workers and immigrants, union members and dissenters, women at work and in the public realm, artists and activists, and other movers and shakers. Incorporating social history and contemporary scholarship in his narrative, Abbott examines current metropolitan character and issues, giving close attention to historical background. He explores the context of opportunities and problems that have helped to shape the rich mosaic that is Portland. This revised and updated second edition includes greater attention to Portland's communities of color, an expanded prologue, and coverage of the 2020 protests that thrust Portland into the national spotlight. A highly readable character study of a city, and enhanced by more than sixty historic and contemporary images, Portland in Three Centuries will appeal to readers interested in Portland, in Oregon, and in Pacific Northwest history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Gateway and Crossroads

2. Stumptown

Claimants

3. On the Edge of the West

4. Growing Up and Settling Down

Philanthropists

5. The Fair and the City

Dissenters

6. Modern Times

7. The War and After

Artists

8. The Portland Revolution

Visual Storytellers

9. Portland Makes Its Mark

10. Twenty-first Century Challenges

Learning about Portland.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9780870712074

0870712071

OCLC:

1311591887