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The red coast : radicalism and anti-radicalism in southwest Washington /

"The Red Coast is a lively and readable informal history of the labor, left-wing, and progressive activists who lived, worked, and organized in southwest Washington State from the late nineteenth century until World War II. The book serves as a hidden history for a region frequently identified...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Goings, Aaron (Author), Barnes, Brian L., 1979- (Author), Snider, Roger F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Working class > Political activity > Washington (State), Western > History > 20th century.
Radicalism > Washington (State), Western > History > 20th century.
Labor movement > Washington (State), Western > History > 20th century.
Socialism > Washington (State), Western > History > 20th century.
Labor movement.
Radicalism.
Socialism.
Working class > Political activity.
Washington, Western.
1900-1999
History.
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Summary:"The Red Coast is a lively and readable informal history of the labor, left-wing, and progressive activists who lived, worked, and organized in southwest Washington State from the late nineteenth century until World War II. The book serves as a hidden history for a region frequently identified with conservatism, rescuing these working-class activists from obscurity and placing them at the center of southwest Washington's history."
Physical Description:viii, 236 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228).
ISBN:9780870719677
087071967X