A selfproclaimed lowbrow historian, his topics included ethan allen, the railroads, the timber industry, the wobblies, and eccentrics of the pacific northwest. Brian cofounded the oregon cultural heritage commission, which celebrates the states diverse literary and cultural legacy through public events, memorials and publications. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest 1992 an anthology of his writings. This anthology collects two dozen of his best pieces. Unfairly forgotten primo northwest writer who has an unsparing eye and a sensitive bs detector.
This anthology collects two dozen of his best pieces about his adopted home, the pacific northwest. Is there a better way to celebrate oregons 150 th birthday than curling up with a good oregon book. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest by brian booth pp. Holbrook 18931964highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historianwas one of the bestloved figures in the pacific northwest during the two decades preceding his death in 1964. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest northwest reprints. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest by brian booth pp. Funny, exciting, poignant and highly recommended, especially if you live in the pacific northwest. Holbrooks lowbrow northwest ranges from british columbia logging camps to oregon ranches, and is peopled with fascinating.
Holbrook s lowbrow northwest ranges from british columbia logging camps to oregon ranches, and is peopled with fascinating. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest by 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. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest by brian booth, stewart holbrook pp. 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. They may be downloaded from the bureau of plannings historic resources web site. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest northwest reprints brian booth on. Its history and builders, 1911 and centennial history of oregon, 18111912, 1912. 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. Logging operations and sawmills were crippled throughout oregon and washington and agricultural labor waned. Holbrook believed in lowbrow or nonstuffed shirt history. The wobblies, as they were universally identified, had already drawn blood in puget sound and stirred fear and violent reprisal in many other parts of the west, and were at the peak of their brief power that summer of 1917. It is written entirely to remind the reader that no social changes, economic betterment, higher wages, improved working conditions, breaking down of prejudice, et.
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