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When the steel industry collapsed in Pittsburgh in the 1980's, people thought this Western Pennsylvania city was done for, that it would be just another landmark on the stretch of Rust Belt cities that dominate the landscape of the northern part of the United States. But then something happened a few decades later. The former steel capital of the world was reborn. Call it a miracle, call it a "Hail Mary Play," but whatever you call it, Pittsburgh was brought to life again and nowhere is this more evident than in its wonderfully diverse restaurant scene.
For years, the biggest and most infamous food to come out of Pittsburgh was the Primanti's sandwich, a crazy concoction that was created in the early 1930s to feed the late-night and early-morning workers who were unloading fish, fruits, and vegetables from the factories, warehouses, and produce yards in the city's Strip District neighborhood. It consists of grilled meat, melted cheese, an oil and vinegar-based coleslaw, tomatoes, and French fries between two thick slices of Italian bread. Thankfully the Pittsburgh palate has matured since then, graduating beyond the likes of a sloppy sandwich filled with French fries to be home to multiple restaurants that have been awarded designations as" best restaurants" by food magazines such as Bon Appetit and Food and Wine. But if slightly daring and innovative cuisine isn't really your thing and you're more of a comfort food, hole in the wall-type diner, then you're in luck. Pittsburgh has always been a city of immigrants and whether you're craving food from the ethnic groups that settled here a century ago or the foods of its modern day immigrants, you won't leave hungry, nor will your wallet be depleted.
To truly get the most of Pittsburgh's eclectic and varied foodie scene, here are ten restaurants you don't want to miss on a trip to the Steel City.
Superior Motors
Okay, so Superior Motors is technically not located IN Pittsburgh, but it's so worth the short drive to get there. Started from a kickstarter campaign, the restaurant has the unique distinction of being housed in the former site of a Chevrolet dealership in Braddock, an economically depressed community since the collapse of steel in the United States. But thanks to chef, owner, and local celeb Kevin Sousa, the town has enjoyed a comeback. Superior Motors was the first sit-down restaurant to open in Braddock in decades. Its menu changes often but its focus is farm-to-table fare, with many of its ingredients locally sourced as a means of further supporting the community.
Address: 1211 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104
Huszar
Hungarians were one of the immigrant groups that settled in Pittsburgh in droves during the city's peak immigration period and thankfully today there is Huszar, family-owned by the daughter of Hungarian immigrants. Portions are large and representative of the country's Old World cuisine featuring everything from langos to goulash to chicken paprikash. And of course the desserts, that look and more importantly taste like they came straight out of a Budapest cafe.
Pittsburgh neighborhood: The North Side (627 E North Ave #4844)
Pizzeria Davide
Obviously there's no shortage of pizza places in Pittsburgh but it's another matter entirely if they're worthy enough to be called "good pie." Well, Pizzeria Davide is just that. Although it's relatively new to the Pittsburgh dining scene, the people who opened it are not; they also own DiAnoia's, a longtime beloved favorite spot for Italian fare in the city's Strip District. At Pizzeria Davide, things are kept simple- delivery and pickup only and their specialty is Old World-style pizza and cheesesteaks. Their crust is also the type one finishes. No getting to the end of the sauce/cheese portion and discarding the rest. Did I mention the pizza sizes are massive?
Pittsburgh neighborhood: Strip District (2551 Penn Ave, Rear)
Kavsar
For being only a medium-size city, it's pretty cool that Pittsburgh can boast that it's home to an Uzbek restaurant. But then that shouldn't come as too surprising since Pittsburgh has always welcomed immigrants from just about every corner of the earth. Besides offering a vast array of dishes of which you'll want to try just about everything (prices are extremely reasonable), you'll truly get to explore and become pretty knowledgeable on a cuisine most people know very little about. And if Russian food is also your thing you're in luck since there's also a bevy of Russian dishes available on the menu too.
Pittsburgh neighborhood: Mount Washington (16 Southern Ave)
Every city has its golden boy (or girl) of the food scene and for Pittsburgh it's Justin Severino. He was already a local celebrity with his restaurant Cure, so when he opened his Spanish eatery Morcilla, it was an instant success. Spanish fare is definitely something more on the "lacking" rather than "deluge" side of things, filling the void with such popular items as cod croquettes, grilled octopus, and of course, churros with a chocolate hazelnut fondue.
Pittsburgh neighborhood: Lawrenceville (3519 Butler St)
Poulet Bleu
Although there are many locals who would say a restaurant on Mount Washington with views of the city's famed Golden Triangle (where the city's three rivers intersect which showcases the skyline too) is the most romantic spot, for true romantic ambience on the inside along with incredible French food, head to Poulet Bleu. One of the newer restaurants of the popular Richard DeShantz Restaurant Group, Poulet Bleu is more of an intimate restaurant experience than older ones in the group, less about crazy eclectic cuisine offerings and more of just French continental favorites. All of this while you dine in an interior that resembles a country chateau in the Loire Valley.
Everyday Noodles
Most people will agree that one of the coolest parts about dining at Everyday Noodles is seeing the hand-pulled noodles being crafted (and to a lesser degree, slightly frightening the first time you hear the cook striking the dough). Its menu is of the Chinese variety but it's organized around the many variations of wheat-pasta dishes including noodle soups, dry noodles served with sauce and toppings, dumplings, wontons, and potstickers . And if noodles aren't your thing, never fear because there's still a host of rice dishes, steamed vegetables, and dim sum buns and pancakes to entice you. You and your wallet will go home incredibly happy. And it goes without saying that kids will love this unique dining experience too.
Pittsburgh neighborhood: Squirrel Hill (5875 Forbes Ave)
Point Brugge / Park Bruges Cafe
Dinners there are always good but Point Brugge (the Flemish spelling for the Belgian city) and Park Bruges (the French spelling with its menu offerings being a tad more Frenchie too) are two of the best brunch spots in the city. (They're owned by the same people, just located in two different Pittsburgh neighborhoods with Park Bruges being slightly more desirable as it has tons more seating.) The Liege waffle is always a hit but so are its bowls of moules and poutine.
Point Brugge-Pittsburgh neighborhood: Point Breeze (401 Hastings Street)
Park Bruges-Pittsburgh neighborhood: Highland Park (5801 Bryant Street)
Pittsburgh is only home to one Ethiopian restaurant but thankfully that's all you need when you're craving injera, the spongy bread that's a ubiquitous sight on Ethiopian tables and menus. The perfect way to start off your meal includes an order of sambusa, Ethiopian-style turnovers, and from there move on to your entrees. A really cool thing about Ethiopian food besides the fact that family-style dining is encouraged along with eating with your hands (that's where the injera comes into play) is that there are scores of vegetarian options. So if you have a vegetarian dining companion (or two), you'll be rewarded with great tasting vegetable entrees. Shira wot (powdered roasted chickpeas sauce cooked in spices) and fossolia (green beans and carrots cooked in a special Tana sauce) will win over the palattes of even the heartiest of carnivores.
Pittsburgh neighborhood: East Liberty (5929 Baum Boulevard)
Streets on Carson
Global-style tapas. Need a person say more? If you've ever been in a situation where you and your dining companions can't agree on a cuisine, well, Streets on Carson is the place to go as its menu features foods from more than a dozen different countries at any given time (it does change periodically). The menu is divided into various sections including small plates, larger/family sharing size ones, and also sandwiches. It's probably one of the few restaurants where you and your stomach can literally travel and taste the world, all without incurring the cost of an expensive around the world plane ticket. The arancini (stuffed rice balls) have been on the menu since the restaurant first opened and it's easy to see why they're still there.
Pittsburgh neighborhood: South Side (1120 East Carson Street)
Whether your time in Pittsburgh is brief or long, there's one thing certain, you won't go hungry. It may not have the size or scope of cities like New York or Los Angeles, but its smaller size sure packs a lot of punch in the restaurant department. Bon appetit!
- Julie Tulba
Julie is the author and creator of the travel and food blog The Red Headed Traveler. Travel is her greatest love but when she's not traveling the world, she's either testing out a new recipe in the kitchen or playing the part of foodie in Pittsburgh. She also recently published her first novel, The Tears of Yesteryear, a work of historical fiction set in Pittsburgh in the early 1900's.
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AIPR Launches Sarajevo Seminars for Prevention
SARAJEVO, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA – On March 18, 2015, AIPR launched a new initiative to engage communities across Bosnia and Herzegovina—religious, governmental, academic, and civil society—and work with them towards developing a network of organizations that will educate and act in the spirit of genocide and mass atrocity prevention. The Raphael Lemkin Seminars for National Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention included a seminar from March 19 – 20 for thirty-five representatives from various organizations both in and outside of Sarajevo that work on peace building, reconciliation, education, and inter-faith dialogue. A follow-up seminar was held on March 21 for fifty-one graduate and undergraduate-level students from the region. The seminars were organized with the support of the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Mr. Hasan Nuhanovic, a survivor of the Srebrenica genocide who campaigns today on behalf of other survivors and relatives of the victims, opened the Sarajevo seminars. Opening remarks were also delivered by seminar co-organizers, including Dr. Mustafa Ceric, Grand Mufti Emeritus of BiH, Mr. Vedad Cengic, Executive Director of the Family Memorial Foundation and Mr. Esmir Ganic, Vice-President for International and Government Relations at the American University in BiH.
Frequent Lemkin Seminar instructor Mr. Vahidin Omanovic of the Center for Peacebuilding in Sanski Most, BiH, led a discussion on the role of identity in conflict and conflict resolution, while AIPR Academic Programs Director Dr. James Waller delivered several modules on topics including the legal definition of genocide, how ordinary people commit genocide and mass atrocity, and the role of memory and memorialization in transitional justice. As Waller recently recalled, the Sarajevo seminars "aim to develop a genocide and mass atrocity prevention curriculum for institutions of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina." In addition to his work with AIPR, Waller is the Cohen Professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, New Hampshire. "Basically," he added, "we're hoping to translate the Holocaust and Genocide Studies program we've established at Keene State into a similar curricular initiative in BiH."
According to Jack Mayerhofer, AIPR's Coordinator of the Office of the Executive Director:
The seminar was a critical first-step towards a long-term mechanism to counter the threat of mass atrocities through preventive awareness and action. There was a lot of great discussion and participation from attendees, and a tremendous level of enthusiasm to increase engagement on prevention-related issues.
For more information about the Sarajevo seminars—including our future plans in this region—please contact Mr. Mayerhofer.
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It's that time of year… the snow has finally melted, birds are singing, and flowers are beginning to bloom. It's also time for the Jewish Family Service (JFS) Annual Friends Campaign.
For better or for worse, JFS is one of our community's best-kept secrets. We may know that JFS has a food pantry, or that JFS provides mental health counseling, or that JFS provides assistance to Jewish families in need.
But JFS is, and does, so much more. I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I didn't learn about all the services JFS offers to the Jewish community AND the general Omaha community until I became a member of the board of Jewish Senior Services (JSS), the umbrella agency of JFS.
I've learned the JFS Food Pantry is available to ALL Jewish Omahans, that it includes Kosher foods, and that it has recently been greatly expanded, due to the generosity of the family and friends of Ruth Erman, of blessed memory. I've also learned that JFS expects to spend $15,000 this year, more than double two years' ago expenditure, to keep the Food Pantry stocked, to meet the growing needs of our fellow Jews in need.
JFS provides $30,000 annually in "direct financial assistance"—help with rent or mortgage payments, utility bills, grocery gift cards and more—to Jewish individuals and families in and around Omaha. But it's not just the money that JFS provides. JFS offers both mental health counseling and, in response to our community survey, recently began vocational counseling and job search services, to continue to support those most in need.
I've learned that incredibly dedicated, knowledgeable JFS staff members work tirelessly every year to apply for grants, both Jewish and non-Jewish, to support JFS programs, like a newly-updated Play Therapy Room for children, a comprehensive Suicide Prevention and Education curriculum, and continued programming for Jewish adults with developmental disabilities through the Yachad program.
And JFS does so much more!
JFS is known in Omaha as the go-to organization for the "Love and Logic" parenting class series.
The JFS mental health counselors provide counseling services for students in the Millard Public Schools, that can't get in to see their own school counselors because they're so busy.
And maybe most importantly, I've learned that only about 45% of the JFS annual budget comes from the Jewish Federation of Omaha's annual campaign. JFS relies heavily on private donations from generous individuals, to be able to continue to provide the wide range of services to any and all of us, as Jews and as Omahans. The JFS Annual Friends Campaign is the primary means of raising these much-needed funds. We hope to raise at least $25,000 through this year's Friends Campaign, by June 30.
Spring has sprung in Omaha, and it's a new season. Although at JFS, need has no season; it's all year-round. Please join me in becoming a Friend of JFS, to help meet the needs of those most vulnerable in our Jewish community and beyond.
By phone: Call Jewish Family Service at 402.330.2024, return your pledge card to Jewish Family Service with either your credit card information or an enclosed check, or by PayPal: Go to www.jfsomaha.com and look for the PayPal link.


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Project Medishare, an NGO supporting medical and public health programming on Haiti's Central Plateau, has been awarded a $1.25 million grant through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The award, which is focused on HIV/AIDS prevention activities, is part of a $4.8 million grant to Cross International, a South Florida-based interdenominational Christian humanitarian agency. Cross International has posted an announcement on their website as well.
Project Medishare was founded in 1995 by two Miller School of Medicine physicians, Barth Green, M.D., professor and chairman of neurological surgery, and Arthur Fournier, M.D., professor and vice chairman of family medicine, and associate dean for community health affairs. Their goal was to bring medical care to the poorest regions of Haiti, help train doctors, nurses and other medical professionals and establish an infrastructure to provide a sustainable way of life. "This grant is a solid foundation," said Dr. Fournier, "on which to build awareness to prevent the spread of AIDS."
This grant, which took effect December 1, 2008, on World AIDS Day, marks a milestone for Cross International, the organization overseeing the grant and achievement of its objective. "This is the biggest single grant in the history of Cross, a real landmark in the seven years since we began serving the poor," Cross President Jim Cavnar said. "The competition was tough, and the fact that we were chosen says a lot about our work and how much we have matured as a ministry." PEPFAR was established by President George W. Bush in 2003 to combat global HIV/AIDS. Cross was one of 19 non-profits to receive funding.
The goal of the grant was to encourage faith-based and local organizations to partner with the U.S. government's global AIDS initiative. Cross International will be working with Project Medishare and four mission partners to begin a comprehensive HIV/AIDS awareness and care program that targets teens, AIDS orphans and vulnerable children. The three-year project will reach an estimated 5,000 orphans and vulnerable children, providing them with care and medical services. Project Medishare will focus its work on one of Haiti's poorest regions, the Central Plateau.
The ties between Project Medishare and Cross International have long been established, with Cross supporting a number of programs. Miller School and UM nursing students have traveled to Haiti to work hand in hand with local doctors and community nurses, providing access to preventive and curative health care to more than 6,000 children in the city of Thomonde. Cross has funded CT scans for the more than 60 children who undergo surgery each year to alleviate hydrocephalus, "water on the brain." John Ragheb, M.D., associate professor of neurological surgery, travels to Haiti four times a year to perform surgery to reduce the accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.
Project Medishare is developing a factory to produce a nutritious, sustainable food source called Akamil. Once operational, Cross will be one of the first organizations to purchase Akamil to feed children in local schools.
"Partnering with Cross International," says Dr. Green, "has proven to be successful in the past. We believe this money will allow us to expand AIDS awareness, educate the population and prevent its spread to future generations."
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The Anti-Air War Memorial is located in Woodford Green, London, England. It was commissioned and erected by the socialist suffragist Sylvia Pankhurst in 1935 as "a protest against war in the air". It is Britain's first anti-war memorial, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.
Pankhurst held strong pacifist and anti-war beliefs as a result of witnessing Zeppelin raids on London during World War I. In 1932, she expressed opposition to England's bombing of Burma and India, and in 1935 was vocal against Mussolini's aerial attacks on Ethiopia. One of the inscriptions on the memorial dedicates it to "those who in 1932 upheld the right to use bombing aeroplanes", an ironic reference to the participants of the 1932 World Disarmament Conference, who voted to maintain the right to use aerial bombing in warfare. In the words of the sculptor, "Those who had preserved bombing were politically and morally dead, and this was their gravestone".
The memorial was unveiled on 20 October 1935 by R. P. Zaphiro, secretary of the Imperial Ethiopian Legation. Also present were socialist friends of Pankhurst's, such as James Ranger. On its first night in place, the memorial was vandalised and it was later stolen; a replacement was built by Benfield and unveiled on 4 July 1936. The second unveiling was attended by representatives of Germany, France, Hungary, Austria and British Guyana, as well as Ethiopia.
In 1979, the memorial was given a Grade II heritage listing in recognition of its special historic interest, under the name "Anti-Abyssinian War Memorial"; the record was corrected at the time of the restoration in 2014.
In the 1980s, the memorial became a focus for anti-nuclear activists and an annual Peace Picnic was held there. In 1985, for the memorial's 50th anniversary, local resident Sylvia Ayling organised a street march and re-enactment of the unveiling, this time by peace activist Maggie Freake.
In 1996 the stone bomb was stolen from the top of the memorial and later recovered by police in Epping Forest. It was repaired and returned to its plinth, with all costs covered by the Borough of Redbridge and Pankhurst's son, Richard.
In 2014, the memorial was refurbished. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament organised a re-dedication ceremony, which was held to coincide with World Disarmament Day. Speakers included Pankhurst's biographer Katherine Connelly, and a message from her son Richard was read.
The memorial is in the form of a plinth topped by a pyramid, on which a stone bomb is mounted, as if it had fallen vertically onto the tip of the pyramid. It was designed by sculptor Eric Benfield.
The memorial was built on land owned by Pankhurst opposite the home she shared with Silvio Corio, Red Cottage. In 1939 the cottage was demolished and four houses were built on the land; in 2009 a local developer demolished those houses and replaced them with apartment buildings. However, the memorial has remained intact throughout these redevelopments.
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^ a b c "Pankhurst memorial restored to original name". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
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Peter J. Lewty
1995 344 Pages (Washington State University Press)
DDC: 385 LCC: HE2791.N855 L48
OCLC: 31375071 LCCN: 94039630 ISBN 13: 9780874221145 ISBN 10: 0874221145
In just a few years of prosperity, between 1886 and 1891, a wave of railroad construction broke across the sparsely populated inland plain of the Pacific Northwest. Racing to secure strategic routes and sources of traffic, the railway promoters built an extensive and bewildering network of competing lines. Continuing the saga he commenced in To the Columbia Gateway: The Oregon Railway and the Northern Pacific, 1879-1884 (WSU Press, 1987), Peter Lewty describes the region's dramatic railroad boom [...]
In just a few years of prosperity, between 1886 and 1891, a wave of railroad construction broke across the sparsely populated inland plain of the Pacific Northwest. Racing to secure strategic routes and sources of traffic, the railway promoters built an extensive and bewildering network of competing lines. Continuing the saga he commenced in To the Columbia Gateway: The Oregon Railway and the Northern Pacific, 1879-1884 (WSU Press, 1987), Peter Lewty describes the region's dramatic railroad boom in the years 1885 to 1893. Recreating the prevailing atmosphere of optimism and excitement, he traces the expansion of the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific systems in the interior Northwest, chronicles the construction of the Pacific extension of the Great Northern Railway, and presents a multi-faceted portrait of railway operations on the last frontier of American settlement. [less]
Adapting in Eden
Patricia Brandt, Lillian A. Pereyra
DDC: 305.620795 LCC: BX1417.P65
In the mid-nineteenth century, Catholic priests played key roles in Indian affairs, colonization, and regional development in the Oregon Country. During and since that time, Catholics in Oregon have faced sometimes unique opportunities, pressures, and challenges in their expression of faith. Adapting in Eden extensively chronicles the progress, changes, and adaptations made by Oregon's Catholic population up through the late 20th century.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Catholic priests played key roles in Indian affairs, colonization, and regional development in the Oregon Country. During and since that time, Catholics in Oregon have faced sometimes unique opportunities, pressures, and challenges in their expression of faith. Adapting in Eden extensively chronicles the progress, changes, and adaptations made by Oregon's Catholic population up through the late 20th century. [less]
African Americans of Portland (Images of America)
Oregon Black Pioneers, Kimberly Stowers Moreland
The prolific journey of African Americans in Portland is rooted in the courageous determination of black pioneers to begin anew in an unfamiliar and often hostile territory. Amazingly, a small population of African Americans settled in Portland against a backdrop of exclusion laws that banned free blacks from settling in Oregon. At the end of the 19th century, new employment opportunities in Portland and growing antiblack sentiments elsewhere spurred the growth of Portland's African American [...]
The prolific journey of African Americans in Portland is rooted in the courageous determination of black pioneers to begin anew in an unfamiliar and often hostile territory. Amazingly, a small population of African Americans settled in Portland against a backdrop of exclusion laws that banned free blacks from settling in Oregon. At the end of the 19th century, new employment opportunities in Portland and growing antiblack sentiments elsewhere spurred the growth of Portland's African American community. Approximately 75 African American men were hired at the Portland Hotel, and the completion of transcontinental rail lines brought African American railroad workers to Portland. By 1890, the majority of Oregon's black population resided in Multnomah County, and Portland became the center of a thriving black middle-class community. Fifty years later, the recruitment of defense workers increased the population of African Americans nearly tenfold. The war boom, coupled with the tragic Vanport flood, forever changed Portland's urban landscape and reshaped the socioeconomic realities of Portland's African American community. [less]
After Lewis & Clark
Gary Allen Hood
2006 96 Pages (University of Oklahoma Press)
DDC: 709.73 LCC: N6525
More than sixty paintings, drawings, and prints inspired during the sixty-five years of exploration in the West after the Corps of Discovery completed its epic journey are featured in this collection of historical artwork by George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Seth Eastman, Charles Bird King, and other notable artists of the nineteenth-century American West.
More than sixty paintings, drawings, and prints inspired during the sixty-five years of exploration in the West after the Corps of Discovery completed its epic journey are featured in this collection of historical artwork by George Catlin, Karl Bodmer, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Seth Eastman, Charles Bird King, and other notable artists of the nineteenth-century American West. [less]
After the Blast
2020 264 Pages (University of Washington Press)
DDC: 577.0979784 LCC: QE523.S23
On May 18, 1980, people all over the world watched with awe and horror as Mount St. Helens erupted. Fifty-seven people were killed and hundreds of square miles of what had been lush forests and wild rivers were to all appearances destroyed. Ecologists thought they would have to wait years, or even decades, for life to return to the mountain, but when forest scientist Jerry Franklin helicoptered into the blast area a couple of weeks after the eruption, he found small plants bursting through the [...]
On May 18, 1980, people all over the world watched with awe and horror as Mount St. Helens erupted. Fifty-seven people were killed and hundreds of square miles of what had been lush forests and wild rivers were to all appearances destroyed. Ecologists thought they would have to wait years, or even decades, for life to return to the mountain, but when forest scientist Jerry Franklin helicoptered into the blast area a couple of weeks after the eruption, he found small plants bursting through the ash and animals skittering over the ground. Stunned, he realized he and his colleagues had been thinking of the volcano in completely the wrong way. Rather than being a dead zone, the mountain was very much alive. Mount St. Helens has been surprising ecologists ever since, and in After the Blast Eric Wagner takes readers on a fascinating journey through the blast area and beyond. From fireweed to elk, the plants and animals Franklin saw would not just change how ecologists approached the eruption and its landscape, but also prompt them to think in new ways about how life responds in the face of seemingly total devastation. [less]
All Aboard! Pacific Northwest: A Recreation Primer (Babylit)
Haily Meyers
2017 22 Pages (Gibbs Smith)
DDC: 796.509795 LCC: F852.3
Every part of the world can be mapped out for adventure, and brilliant babies love the sophistication of traveling by train. In the latest title of this popular board book series, babies and parents climb aboard to explore the Pacific Northwest and its fun activities, from shopping, to hiking, to skiing, and more! Ride along from Oregon to Washington to British Columbia to discover cities like Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle and sights like Mt. Rainier and Haystack Rock. All aboard for a [...]
Every part of the world can be mapped out for adventure, and brilliant babies love the sophistication of traveling by train. In the latest title of this popular board book series, babies and parents climb aboard to explore the Pacific Northwest and its fun activities, from shopping, to hiking, to skiing, and more! Ride along from Oregon to Washington to British Columbia to discover cities like Portland, Vancouver, and Seattle and sights like Mt. Rainier and Haystack Rock. All aboard for a sensational experience in travel! Haily and Kevin Meyers are the husband and wife team behind the dazzling baby product line, Lucy Darling (lucydarling.com). Haily's design work can be seen on their unique monthly sticker designs, nursery art prints, baby memory books, and multiple baby products. Their work has been featured in Pregnancy and Newborn magazine, Red Tricycle, Babiekins Magazine, Cool Mom Picks, KIWI magazine, Mollie Makes magazine, Fresh Style magazine, Mom Trends, HGTV Canada, and specialty baby shops worldwide. They live in Arizona. [less]
Almost a Hero: The Voyages of John Meares, R.N., to China, Hawaii and the Northwest Coast
J. Richard Nokes
217 Pages (Washington State Univ Pr)
DDC: 910.9164092 LCC: G286.M45
"No name in Northwest Coast History conjures up more conflicting, perspectives than that of John Meares"...Barry M. Gough, author, "The Nortwest Cost: British Naviagation, Trade and Discoveries to 1812"
"No name in Northwest Coast History conjures up more conflicting, perspectives than that of John Meares"...Barry M. Gough, author, "The Nortwest Cost: British Naviagation, Trade and Discoveries to 1812" [less]
Alone in the Wild
Jesse Wiley
2019 160 Pages (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company)
DDC: 813.6 LCC: PZ7.1.W5353
OCLC: 1045463844 LCCN: 2018287792 ISBN 13: 9781328627179 ISBN 10: 1328627179
In this exciting choose-your-own-trail stand-alone experience featuring 8-bit art, it's 1849 and you are at the halfway point on your journey west on the Oregon Trail. When a powerful storm separates you from your family, you must use all of your smarts to survive on your own. Along the way, you meet a twelve-year-old girl from the Shoshone Nation, who has the grit and smarts to help you both make it to Oregon Territory. Which path will get you safely across the country and reunited with your [...]
In this exciting choose-your-own-trail stand-alone experience featuring 8-bit art, it's 1849 and you are at the halfway point on your journey west on the Oregon Trail. When a powerful storm separates you from your family, you must use all of your smarts to survive on your own. Along the way, you meet a twelve-year-old girl from the Shoshone Nation, who has the grit and smarts to help you both make it to Oregon Territory. Which path will get you safely across the country and reunited with your family? With twenty-two possible endings, choose wrong and you'll never live out your dreams. Choose right and blaze a trail that gets you to Oregon City! AGES: 7 to 10 [less]
Amazing Lewis and Clark Expedition (Landmarks in U.S. History), The
Jean F. Blashfield
2017 32 Pages (Capstone Press)
DDC: 917.804 LCC: F592.7.B54
Take an exciting trip along with the Lewis and Clark Expedition! Readers will follow the daring explorers as they make their way across the uncharted American interior to the Pacific Northwest.
Take an exciting trip along with the Lewis and Clark Expedition! Readers will follow the daring explorers as they make their way across the uncharted American interior to the Pacific Northwest. [less]
Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists
Mikki Kendall, Anna D'Amico
2019 208 Pages (Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony/Rodale)
DDC: 305.42 LCC: HQ1236
August 26, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted American women the right to vote. And while suffrage has been a critical win for women's liberation around the world, the struggle for women's rights has been ongoing for thousands of years, across many cultures, and encompassing an enormous variety of issues. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is a fun, fascinating, and full-color exploration of that important history, tracing its roots from [...]
August 26, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted American women the right to vote. And while suffrage has been a critical win for women's liberation around the world, the struggle for women's rights has been ongoing for thousands of years, across many cultures, and encompassing an enormous variety of issues. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists is a fun, fascinating, and full-color exploration of that important history, tracing its roots from antiquity to show how 21st-century feminism developed. Along the way, you'll meet a wide range of important historical figures and learn about many political movements, including suffrage, abolition, labor, LGBT liberation, the waves of feminism, and more. [less]
American Dreamers: How Two Oregon Farm Kids Transformed an Industry, a Community, and a University
Ken Austin, Kerry Tymchuck
DDC: 338.7681761 LCC: HD9995.D44
OCLC: 894183667 LCCN: 2014042309 ISBN 13: 9780870717741 ISBN 10: 087071774X
Ken Austin rose from humble roots in rural Oregon to build a multi-million dollar international business, guided by a core set of principles and the tireless support of his wife and partner, Joan. Together they grew A-dec from a kitchen table operation into one of the world's largest manufacturers of dental equipment, with markets in over 100 countries. In American Dreamers, Ken Austin details the inventions, decisions, and guiding principles that gained A-dec worldwide respect and [...]
Ken Austin rose from humble roots in rural Oregon to build a multi-million dollar international business, guided by a core set of principles and the tireless support of his wife and partner, Joan. Together they grew A-dec from a kitchen table operation into one of the world's largest manufacturers of dental equipment, with markets in over 100 countries. In American Dreamers, Ken Austin details the inventions, decisions, and guiding principles that gained A-dec worldwide respect and admiration. First introduced in 1975, and frequently imitated, the "A-dec Way" presents a 15-point operating philosophy governing all aspects of the company. With values such as showing respect for others and encouraging creativity, the "A-dec Way" provided a blueprint for quality, innovation, and compassion in the business world. More than a conventional accounting of business, American Dreamers tells of personal adventures and obstacles along the way. From Joan's conjuring of The Allison—a world-class resort spa—in the middle of Yamhill County, to his own long battle with alcoholism, Austin relates their struggles as well as their triumphs with courage, honesty, and grace. This is the story of one of Oregon's most important companies, a moving portrait of a marriage, and an inspiring look at the heart and mind of a remarkable man. Long-known for his philanthropy and contributions to Oregon's cultural life, Ken Austin continues to give back with American Dreamers. [less]
American Fur Trade of the Far West, Vol. 2, The
Hiram Martin Chittenden, William R. Swagerty
1986 441 Pages (University of Nebraska Press)
DDC: 381.4567530978 LCC: HD9944.U45
OCLC: 13560658 LCCN: 54007095 ISBN 13: 9780803263215 ISBN 10: 080326321X
The American Fur Trade of the Far West is the premier history of its subject. Its publication in 1902 invited historians and general readers to look more closely at the intricate connec-tions of the fur trade with the development of North America. Hiram Chittenden provides a perspective or overall outline of the fur trade that, after nearly a century, remains sound. Volume 2 of this Bison Book edition follows the traps and trails of such colorful characters as Ezekial Williams, Hugh Glass, [...]
The American Fur Trade of the Far West is the premier history of its subject. Its publication in 1902 invited historians and general readers to look more closely at the intricate connec-tions of the fur trade with the development of North America. Hiram Chittenden provides a perspective or overall outline of the fur trade that, after nearly a century, remains sound. Volume 2 of this Bison Book edition follows the traps and trails of such colorful characters as Ezekial Williams, Hugh Glass, Mike Fink, and John Colter. Described here are the explorers, missionaries, government survey parties, and Indian tribes of the fur trade West, and the geography that often determined their success or failure.Nine appendixes containing miscellaneous primary materials precede a bibliography and index. A new feature is a foreword by William R. Swagerty. [less]
American Indians of the Pacific Northwest (Men-at-Arms)
Elizabeth Aderkas
2005 48 Pages (Osprey Publishing)
DDC: 979.500497009034 LCC: E78.N77
OCLC: 57692505 ISBN 13: 9781841767413 ISBN 10: 1841767417
The Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest, both on the Coast and the inland Plateau, were the last to encounter white traders and settlers. When contact occured in the late 18th century the explorers and traders found two distinct cultures. The fairly recent adoption of the horse had opened the Plateau tribes to influences from the peoples of the Plains; but the tribes of the Coast presented a sharply different picture, involving rigid class hierarchies, an economy based on fishing and hunting [...]
The Indian tribes of the Pacific Northwest, both on the Coast and the inland Plateau, were the last to encounter white traders and settlers. When contact occured in the late 18th century the explorers and traders found two distinct cultures. The fairly recent adoption of the horse had opened the Plateau tribes to influences from the peoples of the Plains; but the tribes of the Coast presented a sharply different picture, involving rigid class hierarchies, an economy based on fishing and hunting marine animals, and frequent intertribal warfare which involved slave raiding and head hunting. This fascinating text describes the ways of life, in peace and war, of the coastal and inland peoples of this region. [less]
American Prisoner of War Camps in Washington and Oregon
Kathy Kirkpatrick
2019 96 Pages (Fonthill Media LLc)
DDC: 355.7 LCC: D805.U5 K573
American Prisoner of War Camps in Washington and Oregon describes the impact of the large number of prisoners of war on the populations of Washington and Oregon, as well as the impact of the people of Washington and Oregon on those imprisoned there. Providing detail on the care and employment of prisoners of war according to the Geneva Convention of 1929, the lives of POWs in these states are illustrated, along with the details of camp locations and the deaths and burials that occurred among [...]
American Prisoner of War Camps in Washington and Oregon describes the impact of the large number of prisoners of war on the populations of Washington and Oregon, as well as the impact of the people of Washington and Oregon on those imprisoned there. Providing detail on the care and employment of prisoners of war according to the Geneva Convention of 1929, the lives of POWs in these states are illustrated, along with the details of camp locations and the deaths and burials that occurred among them. Some prisoner names are included, as well as references to source materials at various repositories. Historical photographs serve to provide depth to the story. [less]
American Reader, The
2006 96 Pages (Sleeping Bear Press)
DDC: 810.8 LCC: PS3623.A74 A44
OCLC: 68220927 LCCN: 2006013630 ISBN 13: 9781585360956 ISBN 10: 1585360953
We often sing the "Star Spangled Banner," but what do the words mean? Why did Franklin Delano Roosevelt stay in office longer than any other U.S. president? Following the style of an old-fashioned primer, The American Reader answers such questions as it gives children a modern, well-rounded view of what it means to be a good citizen. Captivating prose, poems, short stories, and games entertain as they teach about the diverse regions of our country, the history of the Pledge of Allegiance, the [...]
We often sing the "Star Spangled Banner," but what do the words mean? Why did Franklin Delano Roosevelt stay in office longer than any other U.S. president? Following the style of an old-fashioned primer, The American Reader answers such questions as it gives children a modern, well-rounded view of what it means to be a good citizen. Captivating prose, poems, short stories, and games entertain as they teach about the diverse regions of our country, the history of the Pledge of Allegiance, the story of Clara Barton, and the official nicknames for each of our states. A story about Smokey Bear promotes an appreciation of nature and the need to protect it, and another explains how to be helpful and respectful to people with disabilities. The American Reader's lively variety and broad scope will give children of all ages much to learn, think about and enjoy for hours on end. [less]
American Slave, American Hero: York of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Laurence Pringle
2006 40 Pages (Calkins Creek)
DDC: 917.8042092 LCC: F592.7.Y67
The little-known life of York, the African American slave owned by William Clark, and his contributions to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition are examined in this carefully crafted Society of School Librarians International Honor Book. Award-winning author Laurence Pringle gives an accurate account of York's life—before, during, and after the expedition. Using quotations from the expedition's journals, he tells how York's skills, strength, and intelligence [...]
The little-known life of York, the African American slave owned by William Clark, and his contributions to the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition are examined in this carefully crafted Society of School Librarians International Honor Book. Award-winning author Laurence Pringle gives an accurate account of York's life—before, during, and after the expedition. Using quotations from the expedition's journals, he tells how York's skills, strength, and intelligence helped in the day-to-day challenges of the journey. Artists Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu consulted with a Lewis and Clark expert to create thoroughly researched and stunning watercolor paintings of York's life. [less]
Jack Nisbet
DDC: 508.795 LCC: QH104.5.N6
These are the genesis stories of a region. In Ancient Places, Jack Nisbet uncovers touchstones across the Pacific Northwest that reveal the symbiotic relationship of people and place in this corner of the world. From rural Oregon, where a controversy brewed over the provenance and ownership of a meteor, to the great floods 15,000 years ago that shaped what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, this is a compelling collection of stories about the natural and human history of our region.
These are the genesis stories of a region. In Ancient Places, Jack Nisbet uncovers touchstones across the Pacific Northwest that reveal the symbiotic relationship of people and place in this corner of the world. From rural Oregon, where a controversy brewed over the provenance and ownership of a meteor, to the great floods 15,000 years ago that shaped what is now Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, this is a compelling collection of stories about the natural and human history of our region. [less]
Annotated Cartoons, The
Gus Frederick (Annotations by, Compiled by), Homer C. Davenport (Artist)
2013 (Liberal University Press)
DDC: 741.5 LCC: NC1429
In 1895, William Randolph Hearst purchased the New York Journal, and went head-to-toe with his former mentor Joseph Pulitzer. A main component of Hearst's arsenal was his impressive stable of cartoonists and illustrators. One of which was an Oregon country boy named Homer Davenport. In 1898 Davenport published a book of over 80 of his cartoons for Hearst, from the period of 1895 through 1897. For the first time in more than a century, we revisit these cartoons by Davenport, equipped with stories [...]
In 1895, William Randolph Hearst purchased the New York Journal, and went head-to-toe with his former mentor Joseph Pulitzer. A main component of Hearst's arsenal was his impressive stable of cartoonists and illustrators. One of which was an Oregon country boy named Homer Davenport. In 1898 Davenport published a book of over 80 of his cartoons for Hearst, from the period of 1895 through 1897. For the first time in more than a century, we revisit these cartoons by Davenport, equipped with stories behind the faces and issues. [less]
Apples to Oregon: Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, and Cherries (and Children) Across the Plains
Deborah Hopkinson
2008 40 Pages (Aladdin)
LCC: PZ7.H778125
Apples, ho! When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can't bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too. But the trail is cruel -- first there's a river to cross that's wider than Texas...and then there are hailstones as big as plums...and there's even a drought, sure to crisp the cherries. Those poor pippins! Luckily Delicious (the nonedible apple of Daddy&# [...]
Apples, ho! When Papa decides to pull up roots and move from Iowa to Oregon, he can't bear to leave his precious apple trees behind. Or his peaches, plums, grapes, cherries, and pears. Oh, and he takes his family along too. But the trail is cruel -- first there's a river to cross that's wider than Texas...and then there are hailstones as big as plums...and there's even a drought, sure to crisp the cherries. Those poor pippins! Luckily Delicious (the nonedible apple of Daddy's eye) is strong -- as young 'uns raised on apples are -- and won't let anything stop her father's darling saps from tasting the sweet Oregon soil. Here's a hilarious tall tale -- from the team that brought you Fannie in the Kitchen -- that's loosely based on the life of a real fruiting pioneer. Apple Facts More than 7,500 varieties of apples are grown throughout the world. About 2,500 varieties grow in the United States. The apple variety Delicious is the most widely grown in the United States. Apples are part of the rose family. The science of fruit growing is called pomology. Fresh apples float. That's because 25 percent of their volume is air. Cut an apple in half, across the core, and you'll see a star shape. It takes apple trees four to five years to produce their first fruit. It takes about thirty-six apples to make one gallon of apple cider. [less]
Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage
DDC: 910.9163 LCC: G246.C7 A74
Captain James Cook is justly famous for his explorations of the southern Pacific Ocean, but his contributions to the exploration of the northern Pacific and the Arctic are arguably equally significant. On his third and final great voyage, Cook surveyed the northwest American coast in the hopes of finding the legendary Northwest Passage. While dreams of such a passage proved illusory, Cook's journey produced some of the finest charts, collections, and anthropological observations of his career [...]
Captain James Cook is justly famous for his explorations of the southern Pacific Ocean, but his contributions to the exploration of the northern Pacific and the Arctic are arguably equally significant. On his third and final great voyage, Cook surveyed the northwest American coast in the hopes of finding the legendary Northwest Passage. While dreams of such a passage proved illusory, Cook's journey produced some of the finest charts, collections, and anthropological observations of his career, helped establish British relations with Russia, and opened the door to the hugely influential maritime fur trade.Accompanying an exhibition of the same name, Arctic Ambitions: Captain Cook and the Northwest Passage sheds new light on Cook's northern exploration. A collection of essays from an international and interdisciplinary group of scholars, the book uses artifacts, charts, and records of the encounters between Native peoples and explorers to tell the story of this remarkable voyage and its historical context. In addition to discussing Cook's voyage itself, the book also provides new insights into Cook's legacy and his influence on subsequent expeditions in the Pacific Northwest. Finally, the collection uses Cook's voyage as a springboard to consider the promise and challenge of the "new north" today, demonstrating that it remains, as in Cook's time, a unique meeting place of powerful political, cultural, economic, and environmental forces. [less]
Arctic Labyrinth: The Quest for the Northwest Passage
Glyn Williams, Sophia Costley
DDC: 910.916327 LCC: G640
The elusive dream of locating the Northwest Passage—an ocean route over the top of North America that promised a shortcut to the fabulous wealth of Asia—obsessed explorers for centuries. While global warming has brought several such routes into existence, until recently these channels were hopelessly choked by impassible ice. Voyagers faced unimaginable horrors—entire ships crushed, mass starvation, disabling frostbite, even cannibalism—in pursuit of a futile goal. In Arctic Labyrinth, Glyn [...]
The elusive dream of locating the Northwest Passage—an ocean route over the top of North America that promised a shortcut to the fabulous wealth of Asia—obsessed explorers for centuries. While global warming has brought several such routes into existence, until recently these channels were hopelessly choked by impassible ice. Voyagers faced unimaginable horrors—entire ships crushed, mass starvation, disabling frostbite, even cannibalism—in pursuit of a futile goal. In Arctic Labyrinth, Glyn Williams charts the entire sweep of this extraordinary history, from the tiny, woefully equipped vessels of the first Tudor expeditions to the twentieth-century ventures that finally opened the Passage. Williams's thrilling narrative delves into private letters and journals to expose the gritty reality behind the often self-serving accounts of those in charge. An important work of maritime history and exploration—and as exciting a tale of heroism and fortitude as readers will find—Arctic Labyrinth is also a remarkable study in human delusion. [less]
Arms from the Sea
Rich Shapero
2016 193 Pages (Too Far Media)
DDC: 813.6 LCC: PS3619.H3558
Lyle is a young man who hates his life in the State of Salt, a cultural and literal desert. He vandalizes a state icon, then swallows a poison pill that transports him not to death, but to a liminal realm-blue, watery, and wholly alien. He's rescued and shepherded by henchmen of the Polyp, god of the oceanic world they call "heaven." A series of encounters unfolds between Lyle and the monstrous, seductive god, who gradually reveals his grandeur and mysterious purpose. Lyle is horrified at first [...]
Lyle is a young man who hates his life in the State of Salt, a cultural and literal desert. He vandalizes a state icon, then swallows a poison pill that transports him not to death, but to a liminal realm-blue, watery, and wholly alien. He's rescued and shepherded by henchmen of the Polyp, god of the oceanic world they call "heaven." A series of encounters unfolds between Lyle and the monstrous, seductive god, who gradually reveals his grandeur and mysterious purpose. Lyle is horrified at first but soon finds himself falling for the Polyp and the potent and bizarre creative potential he represents . . . Whimsical and outlandish but also timely and dead serious, Arms from the Sea navigates imagined realms of possibility, pointing to what it might mean to redeem a desolate world. [less]
Around America to Win the Vote
Mara Rockliff
2019 40 Pages (Candlewick Press (MA))
DDC: 324.623 LCC: JK1898
The author of Mesmerized delivers another fascinating glimpse into history, this time the story of two brave suffragists on a trek across America to spread the word: Votes for Women! In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for [...]
The author of Mesmerized delivers another fascinating glimpse into history, this time the story of two brave suffragists on a trek across America to spread the word: Votes for Women! In April 1916, Nell Richardson and Alice Burke set out from New York City in a little yellow car, embarking on a bumpy, muddy, unmapped journey ten thousand miles long. They took with them a teeny typewriter, a tiny sewing machine, a wee black kitten, and a message for Americans all across the country: Votes for Women! The women's suffrage movement was in full swing, and Nell and Alice would not let anything keep them from spreading the word about equal voting rights for women. Braving blizzards, deserts, and naysayers--not to mention a whole lot of tires stuck in the mud--the two courageous friends made their way through the cities and towns of America to further their cause. One hundred years after Nell and Alice set off on their trip, Mara Rockliff revives their spirit in a lively and whimsical picture book, with exuberant illustrations by Hadley Hooper bringing their inspiring historical trek to life. [less]
Arrowheads and Stone Artifacts, Third Edition: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Archaeologist (The Pruett Series)
C.G. Yeager
2016 236 Pages (WestWinds Press)
DDC: 970.004 LCC: E98.I4 Y43
This practical, down-to-earth guide for surface collectors of arrowheads and stone artifacts is designed especially for amateur archaeologists and people interested in learning how to study and collect artifacts safely and responsibly. The author reveals invaluable tips on: where to look for artifacts; how to identify artifacts; where surface collecting is permissible; starting and caring for your own collection. With more than fifty new photographs and illustrations of common and rare artifacts [...]
This practical, down-to-earth guide for surface collectors of arrowheads and stone artifacts is designed especially for amateur archaeologists and people interested in learning how to study and collect artifacts safely and responsibly. The author reveals invaluable tips on: where to look for artifacts; how to identify artifacts; where surface collecting is permissible; starting and caring for your own collection. With more than fifty new photographs and illustrations of common and rare artifacts, this book is the perfect addition to libraries of amateur archaeologists thirsty for knowledge about preserving and interpreting the remains of a prehistoric culture. [less]
Assimilation's Agent
Edwin L. Chalcraft, Cary C. Collins (Editor, Introduction by)
DDC: 371.2001092 LCC: E97.65.N4
Assimilation's Agent reveals the life and opinions of Edwin L. Chalcraft (1855-1943), a superintendent in the federal Indian boarding schools during the critical period of forced assimilation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chalcraft was hired by the Office of Indian Affairs (now known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs) in 1883. During his nearly four decades of service, he worked at a number of Indian boarding schools and agencies, including the Chehalis Indian School in [...]
Assimilation's Agent reveals the life and opinions of Edwin L. Chalcraft (1855-1943), a superintendent in the federal Indian boarding schools during the critical period of forced assimilation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chalcraft was hired by the Office of Indian Affairs (now known as the Bureau of Indian Affairs) in 1883. During his nearly four decades of service, he worked at a number of Indian boarding schools and agencies, including the Chehalis Indian School in Oakville, Washington; Puyallup Indian School in Tacoma, Washington; Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon; Wind River Indian School in Wind River, Wyoming; Jones Male Academy in Hartshorne, Oklahoma; and Siletz Indian Agency in Oregon. In this memoir Chalcraft discusses the Grant peace policy, the inspection system, allotment, the treatment of tuberculosis, corporal punishment, alcoholism, and patronage. Extensive coverage is also given to the Indian Shaker Church and the government's response to this perceived threat to assimilation. Assimilation's Agent illuminates the sometimes treacherous political maneuverings and difficult decisions faced by government officials at Indian boarding schools. It offers a rarely heard and today controversial "top-down" view of government policies to educate and assimilate Indians. Drawing on a large collection of unpublished letters and documents, Cary C. Collins's introduction and notes furnish important historical background and context. Assimilation's Agent illustrates the government's long-term program for dealing with Native peoples and the shortcomings of its approach during one of the most consequential eras in the long and often troubled history of American Indian and white relations. [less]
Astoria and Empire
James P. Ronda
DDC: 979.546 LCC: F880
OCLC: 831333244 LCCN: 89038464 ISBN 13: 9780803289420 ISBN 10: 0803289421
In his 1836 account Washington Irving immortalized Astoria, but it has been a footnote to the history of western expansion—a doleful reminder of John Jacob Astor's failed attempt to establish a fur-trading empire at the mouth of the Columbia from 1810 to 1813. Now James P. Ronda makes clear the importance of the Astoria venture in large and complex struggle for national sovereignty in the Northwest. Astoria and Empire is the first modern account and assessment of Astor's enterprise and the [...]
In his 1836 account Washington Irving immortalized Astoria, but it has been a footnote to the history of western expansion—a doleful reminder of John Jacob Astor's failed attempt to establish a fur-trading empire at the mouth of the Columbia from 1810 to 1813. Now James P. Ronda makes clear the importance of the Astoria venture in large and complex struggle for national sovereignty in the Northwest. Astoria and Empire is the first modern account and assessment of Astor's enterprise and the first ever to unravel the tangled skein of Astoria's international connections. "On the Columbia," Ronda writes, "lines of national rivalry, personal ambition, and cultural diversity intersected to shape a larger continental destiny." In examining the ways in which Astor's Pacific Fur Company attempted to create the first American empire west of the Rockies, Ronda offers new interpretations of Astoria's origins, of Astor's role as an imperial strategist who negotiated with the Russian American Company and fought with the archrival North West Company, and of his intricate schemes to save Astoria from ruin during the War of 1812. Astoria and Empire draws on important archival sources only recently discovered, including Duncan McDougall's journal, which allows the reconstruction of daily life at Astoria. If the book is a study of rival empires, it is also a social history of exploration and the fur trade. Richly detailed, it teems with Indians of many tribes and international cast of traders, naval officers, diplomats, and rogues. They act on a historical stage stretching from Russia and the Orient to North America and from New York, Washington, and St. Louis to Astoria, the crossroads of an empire. [less]
Astoria: Astor and Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Tale of Ambition and Survival on the Early American Frontier
Peter Stark
2015 400 Pages (Ecco)
DDC: 978 LCC: F884.A8 S73
LCCN: 2015410090 ISBN 13: 9780062218308 ISBN 10: 0062218301
In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeleton in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga in which a band of explorers battled nature, starvation, and madness to establish the first American settlement in the Pacific Northwest and opened up what would become the Oregon trail, permanently altering the nation's [...]
In the tradition of The Lost City of Z and Skeleton in the Zahara, Astoria is the thrilling, true-adventure tale of the 1810 Astor Expedition, an epic, now forgotten, three-year journey to forge an American empire on the Pacific Coast. Peter Stark offers a harrowing saga in which a band of explorers battled nature, starvation, and madness to establish the first American settlement in the Pacific Northwest and opened up what would become the Oregon trail, permanently altering the nation's landscape and its global standing.Six years after Lewis and Clark's began their journey to the Pacific Northwest, two of the Eastern establishment's leading figures, John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson, turned their sights to founding a colony akin to Jamestown on the West Coast and transforming the nation into a Pacific trading power. Author and correspondent for Outside magazine Peter Stark recreates this pivotal moment in American history for the first time for modern readers, drawing on original source material to tell the amazing true story of the Astor Expedition.Unfolding over the course of three years, from 1810 to 1813, Astoria is a tale of high adventure and incredible hardship in the wilderness and at sea. Of the more than one hundred-forty members of the two advance parties that reached the West Coast—one crossing the Rockies, the other rounding Cape Horn—nearly half perished by violence. Others went mad. Within one year, the expedition successfully established Fort Astoria, a trading post on the Columbia River. Though the colony would be short-lived, it opened provincial American eyes to the potential of the Western coast and its founders helped blaze the Oregon Trail. [less]
At the Far Reaches of Empire: The Life of Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra
Freeman Tovell
DDC: 917.9041092 LCC: F851.5
Capitán de Navío Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra was the most important Spanish naval officer on the Northwest Coast in the eighteenth century. Serving from 1774 to 1794, he participated in the search for the Northwest Passage and, with George Vancouver, endeavoured to forge a diplomatic resolution to the Nootka Sound controversy between Spain and Britain.Freeman Tovell's thorough and nuanced study presents this officer of Spain's Enlightened Navy as a key figure in the history of the [...]
Capitán de Navío Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra was the most important Spanish naval officer on the Northwest Coast in the eighteenth century. Serving from 1774 to 1794, he participated in the search for the Northwest Passage and, with George Vancouver, endeavoured to forge a diplomatic resolution to the Nootka Sound controversy between Spain and Britain.Freeman Tovell's thorough and nuanced study presents this officer of Spain's Enlightened Navy as a key figure in the history of the region. Intelligent, observant, and literate, Bodega received high praise from the viceroys of New Spain under whom he served. His enlightened policy toward the Nuu-chah-nulth and his close association with Chief Maquinna are a matter of record.Bodega was not without his imperfections -- when his overarching ambition to make a name for himself exceeded his financial reach, he incurred ruinous debts. As a Peruvian creole, he also struggled against the glass ceiling imposed by having been born outside Spain. Despite constant efforts for promotions, he never gained the full recognition from naval and political superiors that his achievements deserved.Bodega's accomplishments place him in the company of Bering, Cook, Vancouver, La Pérouse, and Malaspina -- those who advanced a better understanding of the geography, ethnography, and natural history of the area. The most complete study of Bodega and his epoch yet written, At the Far Reaches of Empire is an absorbing narrative of eighteenth-century empire building. [less]
At the Hearth of the Crossed Races: A French-Indian Community in Nineteenth-Century Oregon, 1812-1859 (First Peoples: New Directions in Indigenous Studies)
Melinda Marie Jetté
DDC: 305.8009795 LCC: F882.W6 J47
Despite the force of Oregon's founding mythology, the Willamette Valley was not an empty Eden awaiting settlement by hardy American pioneers. Rather, it was, as Melinda Jetté explores in At the Hearth of the Crossed Races, one of the earliest sites of extensive intercultural contact in the Pacific Northwest. Jetté's study focuses on the "hearth" of this contact: French Prairie, so named for the French-Indian families who resettled the homeland of the Ahantchuyuk Kalapuyans. Although [...]
Despite the force of Oregon's founding mythology, the Willamette Valley was not an empty Eden awaiting settlement by hardy American pioneers. Rather, it was, as Melinda Jetté explores in At the Hearth of the Crossed Races, one of the earliest sites of extensive intercultural contact in the Pacific Northwest. Jetté's study focuses on the "hearth" of this contact: French Prairie, so named for the French-Indian families who resettled the homeland of the Ahantchuyuk Kalapuyans. Although these families sought a middle course in their relations with their various neighbors, their presence ultimately contributed to the Anglo-American colonization of the region. By establishing farming and husbandry operations in the valley, the French-Indian settlers enhanced the Willamette Valley's appeal as a destination of choice for the Anglo-Americans who later emigrated to the Pacific Northwest via the Oregon Trail. Upon these emigrants' arrival, the social space for the people of the "crossed races" diminished considerably, as the Anglo-Americans instituted a system of settler colonialism based on racial exclusion. Like their Native kin, the French-Indian families pursued various strategies to navigate the changing times and Jetté's study of French Prairie takes on the relationships among all three: the French-Indian families, the indigenous peoples, and the Anglo-American settlers. With At the Hearth of the Crossed Races, Jetté delivers a social history that deepens our understanding of the Oregon Country in the nineteenth century. This history of French Prairie provides a window into the multi-racial history of the Pacific Northwest and offers an alternative vision of early Oregon in the lives of the biracial French-Indian families whose community challenged notions of white supremacy, racial separation, and social exclusion. [less]
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Exactly how the pandemic changed the sex lives of Brazilians
People without a repaired partnership combined online and face-to-face encounters; those in stable partnerships had periods of intensity and damage Solitary individuals remained to have sex during the pandemic. Nevertheless, experiences became more hybrid, blending in person and virtual encounters. Initial data from the nationwide "Sexvid" survey, which began in October 2020, show that regarding 85% of Brazilians maintained relationships, including both single as well as wedded people.
To even more map sexual activity during the pandemic, the researchers offered an online survey that has actually already gotten concerning 1,800 actions that are still being evaluated. The type can be addressed by individuals over 18 years old on the research study site.
The study, which includes professionals from different public colleges, checks out how the pandemic has impacted the sexual practices of Brazilians and looks for to address just how risk administration has been, thinking about the context of Covid-19 infection.
" We determined a much higher hybridity in between making use of app innovation and websites, not just to locate partners, however additionally to start conversations till the sex-related experience. There is using security inquiries about Covid-19, for instance," claims Marco Aurelio Prado, a professor at the Grad Program in Psychology at the Federal College of Minas Gerais (UFMG), among the organizers.
An additional actions acquired throughout the pandemic was the change in the means partnerships are initiated, according to Paula Sandrine Machado, teacher at the Grad Program in Social as well as Institutional Psychology at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), who is additionally one of the planners of the study.
" Those that make use of apps started to stay a longer time on them prior to choosing for a face-to-face experience, as a result of a specific examination of what they will certainly consider to be a risk-free companion," she says.
The first stage of the research study carried out interviews with individuals of different sexual orientations as well as from numerous Brazilian areas. The preliminary stage of the study also evaluated reports on social media networks as well as journalistic magazines, which revealed that part of the populace damaged the rules of detachment for dating.
" The records include a riches of information on just how this non-compliance entailed super-complex components. From setting criteria prior to an experience, such as choices regarding wearing a mask or making use of alcohol gel. In addition to negotiations of the type, whether the individual lives alone or in a sorority," Paula describes.
" At once when the nation does not have a worked with public law that discusses sexuality as well as avoidance of contamination as well as injury decrease in a pandemic, related to sexuality, what rate of interests us is to know just how people do this, because they require to go after the info on their own," said Prado.
When called by CNN, the Ministry of Health did not react concerning the lack of insightful product from the profile on the topic till the magazine of the report.
Impact on the sex life of married people
It was not just in the sex-related life of singles that the pandemic conflicted. Sexologist Carmita Abdo examines that there was an impact on the experience of sexuality in various ways for couples living together, apart couples and also people beginning their sex-related lives.
Teacher at the College of São Paulo (USP) School of Medication, Carmita is the author of the just recently launched publication "Sexo no Cotidiano", which brings together 26 topics on sexuality, consisting of tourist attraction, intimacy, as well as isolation. In guide, the writer narrates problems such as the absence of spontaneity in sex, pertaining to the rushed day-to-day live, along with concerns such as sex and physical and also psychological health and wellness, as well as the impacts of the pandemic in relationships.
According to the sexologist, the pandemic, in a first moment, made sexual intercourses between individuals sharing the exact same roofing extra extreme. "The first few times were extremely intriguing. They were about delighting in that leisure time, the rest. One was in some way less active and also might have longer, a lot more constant, much better high quality sex," he clarifies.
However, as the limitations imposed as a step to stop the brand-new coronavirus took place for weeks and months, partnerships additionally started to deal with moments of deterioration.
" Cohabiting all day long, not having various subjects to exchange at the end of the day, not having the essential physical distance ahead back and also somehow feel the demand for comfort, for physical closeness, was the 2nd minute for these pairs," she states.
The sexologist mentions that the prolongation of the pandemic brought issues that decreased sexual frequency and also satisfaction, consisting of health and wellness problems, pain over the loss of enjoyed ones, financial hardship, and also uncertainty regarding the future.
Couples residing in different families were forced into a physical separation throughout the pandemic. According to Carmita, this led to a boost in using the Net as a source for sex-related satisfaction. In addition to video clip telephone calls, she points out that there has been a boost in the consumption of pornography as well as masturbation techniques by males and females.
" Ladies started to have a more intense masturbatory task than normal. And men kept this task plus redtube applications, videos, as well as porn, even more typically utilized than in a pattern outside the pandemic," she said.
Carmita explains that making use of modern technology is being much more relevant for youngsters and also teens that experience the start of their sexual life in the pandemic duration.
" We have a generation of huge online sexual initiation. What was already taking place as a complement, an opportunity or a sneak peek, prior to launching into a face-to-face experience, has ended up being a regulation and also not an initiation," she claimed.
The sexologist highlights that, generally, the reports about sexuality throughout the pandemic stress that partnerships are much less pleasant as well as being asphyxiated by worries about the future.
" Fears that didn t exist have actually been added to those that currently existed. Besides the variable that residences have come to be inhabited all the time by many people, without privacy for sexual activity," she includes.
Lack of details material
There is no main publication by the Globe Wellness Company (THAT) about sexual practices during the pandemic. The WHO only highlights the relevance of maintaining crucial health services, consisting of those pertaining to females s right to sex-related and also reproductive health care.
" What we have actually observed and also what we call hybridity is that these are extremely specific setups that people have made, practically generating some individualized protocols as well as take the chance of management. As if they wound up taking duty for this management, without a conversation or a public discussion concerning it," clarifies Paula Sandrine, from UFRGS.
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, city governments as well as medical cultures around the globe have established their own overviews on the subject.
In March last year, the New York federal government released a primer with methods to reduce the danger of Covid-19 transmission during sex, suggesting that: "Choices concerning sex and also sexuality require to be stabilized with personal and public health."
The guide recommends close, trusting connections, with previous discussions concerning the risks of Covid-19 transmission. The message recommends avoiding crowds and also suspending face-to-face conferences with individuals recognized online or via apps. The booklet also suggests tracking signs after partnerships with individuals outside the circle of call and preventing methods in the existence of signs of the disease.
In July 2020, scientists from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) released a pamphlet with guidelines for sex experts throughout the pandemic.


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