It Happened in Seattle Remarkable Events That Shaped History

by Pomper, Steve

• ISBN13: 9780762743681
• ISBN10: 0762743689
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-08
• Publisher: Globe Pequot

Summary

A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the Emerald City,It Happened in Seattledescribes everything from the battle of Seattle in 1856 to the Nisqually earthquake of 2001.

Author Biography

Steve Pomper is a Seattle police officer and has been on the force for fourteen years. Between 911 calls, he also finds time to be an author. His articles have appeared in American Iron Magazine, the Seattle Police Officer’s Guild's The Guardian, AmericanDaily.com, and TheWashingtonDispatch.com, among other webzines. He lives in Brier, Washington, with his firefighter wife of twenty-seven years.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vi
Look What We Founded-1851	p. 1
The First Battle of Seattle-1856	p. 7
Here Come the Brides-1864	p. 13
Remove Yourselves from the Northwest-1886	p. 18
Blazing Seattle-1889	p. 22
Down Under-Seattle-1889	p. 27
Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills-1896	p. 33
They Moved Mountains-1898	p. 37
A Walk in the Park-1903	p. 42
In the Market for a Market-1907	p. 47
First in the West to Scrape the Sky-1914	p. 51
Let's Dig a Trench-1917	p. 55
The Wild Boeing Yonder-1917	p. 59
Take This Job and...-1919	p. 64
Cop Learns Bogus Booze Biz Busting Bootleggers-1925	p. 69
Row, Row, Row Your Boat-Into History-1936	p. 75
A Lynching at Fort Lawton-1944	p. 79
Mysteries of the Deep-1942	p. 84
Seattle, Meet the World-1962	p. 89
Java Men-1971	p. 95
Murders Most Macabre-1983	p. 99
Goodwill Running-1990	p. 104
The Incredible Sinking Bridge-1990	p. 108
The Seattle Sound-1990	p. 112
The Day the Music Died-Again-1994	p. 116
Four Heroes Gave Their All-1995	p. 120
Bus Plunges off Bridge-1998	p. 125
The Second Battle of Seattle-1999	p. 129
All Shook Up-2001	p. 134
Seattle Facts and Trivia	p. 138
Bibliography	p. 142
Index	p. 163
About the Author	p. 168
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