Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History is an engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries.
- An engaging look at the themes, events, and people that shaped the Pacific Northwest-Washington, Oregon, and Idaho-from when only Native Peoples inhabited the land through the twentieth century.
- Twelve theme-driven essays covering the human and environmental impact of exploration, trade, settlement, and industrialization in the nineteenth century, followed by economic calamity, world war, and globalization in the twentieth.
- Written by two professors with over twenty years of teaching experience, this work introduces the history of the Pacific Northwest in a style that is accessible, relevant, and meaningful for anyone wishing to learn more about the region's recent history.
