Seattle 1900-1920

Politics of Seattle's urbanization: dynamics of reform, public ownership movement, turbulent industrial relations, effects of wartime hysteria upon newfound civil liberties - all responding to the huge influx of aspiring recruits to the middle class & organized labor as they confronted the established elite. Includes outlines of the economy, cultural scene, public education, population characteristics & ethnic history. Vol. 2-SEATTLE, 1921-1940: From Boom to Bust - Chiefly politics of 1920s & 1930s, centered on contest for public ownership of electrical utilities, & control of Democratic Party during the Great Depression. Economy & cultural scene also covered.