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Summary: Wonderful Read on History Of Seattle
Review: I just loved this book. It was required to read for a History class. I couldn't put the book down. I read it in a weekend. I learned so much about Seattle, and the wild characters that help to create and establish Seattle. I never knew such people help to built Seattle. Now I know The history behind the street names in seattle, and more about the history in Seattle that I would have never had know. I'd love to read more books that this authors has written.
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Summary: Wonderful Read on History Of Seattle
Review: I just loved this book. It was required to read for a History class. I couldn't put the book down. I read it in a weekend. I learned so much about Seattle, and the wild characters that help to create and establish Seattle. I never knew such people help to built Seattle. Now I know The history behind the street names in seattle, and more about the history in Seattle that I would have never had know. I'd love to read more books that this authors has written.
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Summary: Murray Morgan and Skid Road
Review: Murray Morgan was obviously an historian, and it is clear from his writing that he loved the N.W. This was no, "romance" novel, but a great narritive history of the beginnings of Seattle. I found it inviting, informative, engaging and on several occasions I laughed aloud at the humor of the character and writer as well. It was a joyfully and vividly written portrayal of Seattle's first 100 years and I loved it!
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Summary: History as Literature
Review: Skid Road by Murray Morgan has become somewhat of a classic in the Seattle area, where having read it is basically an indication that you know something about the history of the city. The book itself is not really what many people would refer to as a history book, however. The subtitle says it all: "an informal portrait." While the book can be read and enjoyed with little or no knowledge of Seattle history, this is a book that's best read for the purpose of providing vivid color to one's understanding of the history of the city. If you're looking for a traditional history with lots of data, maps, and so forth there are better places to begin. But as a work of literature this is a wonderful book. Morgan is an amazing writer and storyteller, and Skid Road serves as a wonderful example of what local history writing can be. If you have a strong appreciation of quality writing this book will hold your attention even if you have no interest in Seattle.
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Summary: My god is this boring
Review: This book is more like a history book then a story. It fills your head with facts that you will forget the next page and doesnt do anything to keep your attention. every chapter is divided by the story of a different person or event. And since their is five chapters it makes you have to start reading at what feels like the beginning of a book every chapter. Really hard to keep on track with all the facts and storys being thrown at you.
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Summary: before it was Yesler
Review: This is the consensus choice among local historians and writers for the best history of Seattle's founding, and it deserves to be. Morgan's portraits of pioneers like Doc Maynard and Arthur Denny are exhilirating and informative, and the book reads like a collection of excellent short stories rather than a dry recollection. If you are familiar with Seattle, this will change the way you look at Pioneer Square and the waterfront, but a knowledge of the city is not necessary to enjoy these stories of a city's establishment and maturation.
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Summary: The best book ever written on Seattle
Review: This is the very best book written on the history of Seattle. The "skid road" was a road that logs were skidded down to the Yesler mill, but later came to designate the hurdy-gurdy district which ran south from there (today's Pioneer Square district). The term "skid row" is a corruption.
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Summary: Funny
Review: What I do not like about the book is that it focusses a little too much on the political history of the town rather than on the people who made up the population. A little time was spent on the initial Chinese American population, but more time could have been spent on those and other immigrant cultures that have historically made up the city. Even so, it's still worth the effort. It is a fun read, and, though dated, it still kept me laughing unexpectedly over and over again.
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