{"product_id":"the-port-of-missing-men-aaron-goings-9780295751207","title":"The Port of Missing Men: Billy Gohl, Labor, and Brutal Times in the Pacific Northwest","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA compelling biography of the Ghoul of Grays Harbor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn the early twentieth century so many dead bodies surfaced in the rivers around Aberdeen, Washington, that they were nicknamed the \"floater fleet.\" When Billy Gohl (1873-1927), a powerful union official, was arrested for murder, local newspapers were quick to suggest that he was responsible for many of those deaths, perhaps even dozens--thus launching the legend of the Ghoul of Grays Harbor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore than a true-crime tale, \u003ci\u003eThe Port of Missing Men\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the lives of workers who died tragically, illuminating the dehumanizing treatment of sailors and lumber workers and the heated clashes between pro- and anti-union forces. Goings investigates the creation of the myth, exploring how so many people were willing to believe such extraordinary stories about Gohl. He shares the story of a charismatic labor leader--the one man who could shut down the highly profitable Grays Harbor lumber trade--and provides an equally intriguing analysis of the human costs of the Pacific Northwest's early extraction economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Goings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0295751207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295751207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.87d","brand":"Aaron Goings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072186020095,"sku":"9780295751207","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e991313-c534-471f-bb0a-36c8a5c40a06.jpg?v=1685440449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-port-of-missing-men-aaron-goings-9780295751207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}