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Shaper of Seattle : Reginald Heber Thomson's Pacific Northwest
Title
Shaper of Seattle : Reginald Heber Thomson's Pacific Northwest / William H. Wilson.
ISBN
9780874223019 (alk. paper)
0874223016 (alk. paper)
Published
Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University Press, c2009.
Physical Description
231 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 26, 2010
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-223) and index.
Contents
Boyhood and adolescence in Indiana
Young manhood in California
The early years in Seattle
Thomson's work in context
The sewers
Cedar River water system
The regrades
Railroads, lighting, and the ship canal
Public and private life of an engineer
Port Commission, Strathcona Park, the Times, and the Sun
Politics, consulting, and family
Return to city engineering and the fight with J.D. Ross
More engineering and the later years
"R.H." : the meaning of a busy life.
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