Hidden History of Portland, Oregon, Hardcover - J. D. Chandler

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DescriptionThe headlines shook Portland, Oregon. The brutal Ardenwald axe murders. The retribution killings by Chinatown tongs. The fiendish acts o...

Reducere. In this engaging narrative, author JD Chandler crafts a people's history of Portland, Oregon, sharing the lesser-known stories of individuals who s...

In the nineteenth century, the art of photography revolutionized police methods of criminal identification as detectives made collections of crimin...

Reducere. DescriptionAs Portland has grown and changed, so has its architectural landscape. Once prominent landmarks have disappeared--the Marquam Building c...

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Reducere. DescriptionAs Portland has grown and changed, so has its architectural landscape. Once prominent landmarks have disappeared--the Marquam Building c...

Reducere. DescriptionTucked away in the northwestern frontier, Portland offered all the best vices: opium dreams, gambling, cheap prostitutes, and drunken br...

Join more than 20 photographers on a visual tour of eccentric urban Portland and its wild outlying areas, including Mount Hood and the Columbia Riv...

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It's no puzzle why folks visit Portland or even call it home! From Voodoo Doughnuts to the International Rose Test Garden and Powell's Books, there...

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DescriptionWhen Peleg Wadsworth built his family home on Congress Street in 1786, he could see the Fore River from his front door. The city grew up...

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Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Laurie WolfNumber of pages: 272Collection: Food Lovers' SeriesPublication date: 2014Dimensions: 204 x 143...

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