Seattle in the Great Depression a history of business, labor, and politics drawn from local chronicles by Bruce A. Ramsey

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Title:
Seattle in the Great Depression

Sub Title:
a history of business, labor, and politics drawn from local chronicles

Author(s):
Bruce A. Ramsey

Circulation:
Desiderata

Published:
2025

Edition:
1st Edition

Document:
Book · Paperback

Physical Description:
260 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography

Genre:
History

Summary:

Capturing stories from Seattle newspapers and other sources, this narrative history traces a turbulent decade that scarred a generation and defined years of policy and culture—from the city’s real estate depression, savings and loan failures, and waterfront Hooverville, to its political fights over unemployment assistance, intense business rivalries, union growth, and more.

Subjects:

Seattle, Great Depression

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Last updated: 2026-09-15