From Roger Sale’s Writing a History of Seattle, a 21-part series broadcast on KRAB radio in 1970 and rebroadcast in 1975. Seattle was a dense forest when Denny arrived and it’s important to recognize what an enterprise it was to build a city in the wilderness. Winters were rainy and muddy making efforts more difficult. […]
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From Roger Sale’s Writing a History of Seattle, a 21-part series broadcast on KRAB radio in 1970 and rebroadcast in 1975. Roger Sale reflects on what entranced him about Seattle and why he wanted to write about it. The geographic beauty of the city and the different views from all directions are stunning. Seattle is […]
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From Roger Sale’s Writing a History of Seattle, a 21-part series broadcast on KRAB radio in 1970 and rebroadcast in 1975. Seattle was becoming a one-class city with the worker quickly rising to middle class. Most people could own a home and manage a garden. Seattle was working on becoming a large city, but based […]
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From Roger Sale’s Writing a History of Seattle, a 21-part series broadcast on KRAB radio in 1970 and rebroadcast in 1975. Sale covers the departure of the Denny party from Cherry Grove, Illinois and their journey to Oregon and then up to Seattle. Denny heard about Seattle and was determined to go there. It was […]
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From Roger Sale’s Writing a History of Seattle, a 21-part series broadcast on KRAB radio in 1970 and rebroadcast in 1975. Early Seattle provided many job opportunities for residents. There was lots of work and demand was high for skills in all areas. The economy boomed as Seattle provided services for itself and other cities. […]
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From Roger Sale’s Writing a History of Seattle, a 21-part series broadcast on KRAB radio in 1970 and rebroadcast in 1975. Sale covers early and rapid population growth in Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane, resulting in the significant growth in the state of Washington. Seattle continued to grow in 1880 through 1910 into a much more […]
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