{"product_id":"the-red-coast-aaron-goings-9780870719677","title":"The Red Coast: Radicalism and Anti-Radicalism in Southwest Washington","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Red Coast\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively and readable informal history of the labor, left-wing, and progressive activists who lived, worked, and organized in southwest Washington State from the late nineteenth century until World War II. The book serves as a hidden history for a region frequently identified with conservatism, rescuing these working-class activists from obscurity and placing them at the center of southwest Washington's history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a focus on socialists, militant unionists, Wobblies, \"Red\" Finns, and Communists, \u003ci\u003eThe Red Coast \u003c\/i\u003ecovers the people, places, and events that made history--well-known events like the 1919 Armistice Day Tragedy in Centralia and the murders of labor activists William McKay and Laura Law in Aberdeen as well as lesser-known events that have been lost to posterity until now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Coast\u003c\/i\u003e also delves deep into the lives and work of the region's anti-radical forces, examining the collective efforts of employers, news editors, and vigilantes to combat working-class organization. Topics include the Wobblies, the labor wars of the 1910s and 1930s, and the lumber and maritime industries. Labor historians, scholars, and general readers with interest in the working-class history of the Pacific Northwest will welcome this comprehensive and accessible account.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Goings, Brian Barnes, Roger Snider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 087071967X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870719677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oregon State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\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 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Aaron Goings","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994928021759,"sku":"9780870719677","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d371e560-9ea1-47c2-a588-cee3e9d7a3c8.jpg?v=1683333004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-red-coast-aaron-goings-9780870719677","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}