Tacoma's Salmon Beach

Tacoma's Salmon Beach
Author: Roger Cushman Edwards
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738531083

Perched on the shores of the Tacoma Narrows, the community of Salmon Beach overlooks the spectacular Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Built as a series of fishing shacks on the beach, Salmon Beach took on a more permanent flavor after Henry O. Foss towed his two-story boathouse from the city to the tidelands south of Point Defiance. After electricity was introduced in 1934, more comfortable cottages were built in this fishing community. From summer beach camping to an isolated refuge in the middle of a city, a haven for rumrunners during Prohibition to the counterculture enclave of the 1960s, the community of Salmon Beach has weathered fires, evictions, landslides, and government caprice to become the unique neighborhood of Tacoma it is today.

A Patriot's History of the United States

A Patriot's History of the United States
Author: Larry Schweikart
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 1373
Release: 2004-12-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1101217782

For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.” As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin. A Patriot’s History of the United States corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, America’s discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of America’s true and proud history.

Fighting for Dreams That Mattered

Fighting for Dreams That Mattered
Author: Harold G. Moss
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2016-07
Genre: African American civil rights workers
ISBN: 9781530848287

American politician, Harold G. Moss whose political career spanned more than 60 years, tells his story in a way that only "Moss" can tell it! Harold Moss was the first African American member of Tacoma, WA city council, its first African American mayor, and the first African American member of the Pierce County Council. Fighting for the Dreams that Mattered is a story about the civil rights movement in the Pacific Northwest told by an everyday hero: his dreams, his struggles, his triumphs.

Commission Studies

Commission Studies
Author: United States. National Commission for the Review of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1976
Genre: Eavesdropping
ISBN:

Sidewalks in the Kingdom (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life)

Sidewalks in the Kingdom (The Christian Practice of Everyday Life)
Author: Eric O. Jacobsen
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2003-05-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1585583790

Christians often talk about claiming our cities for Christ and the need to address urban concerns. But according to Eric Jacobsen, this discussion has remained far too abstract. Sidewalks in the Kingdom challenges Christians to gain an informed vision for the physical layout and structure of the city. Jacobsen emphasizes the need to preserve the nourishing characteristics of traditional city life, including shared public spaces, thriving neighborhoods, and a well-supported local economy. He explains how urban settings create unexpected and natural opportunities to initiate friendship and share faith in Christ. Helpful features include a glossary, a bibliography, and a description of New Urbanism. Pastors, city-dwellers, and those interested in urban ministry and development will be encouraged by Sidewalks in the Kingdom.

Sweating the Small Stuff

Sweating the Small Stuff
Author: David Whitman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2008
Genre: Academic achievement
ISBN:

This book tells the story of six secondary schools that have succeeded in eliminating or dramatically shrinking the achievement gap between whites and disadvantaged black and Hispanic students. It recounts the stories of the University Park Campus School (UPCS) in Worcester, the American Indian Public Charter School in Oakland, Amistad Academy in New Haven, the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Chicago, the KIPP Academy in the Bronx, and the SEED school in Washington, D.C.