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Books by WSU alumni and friends
Biography
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Anne Gould Hauberg: Fired by Beauty
By Barbara Johns
This is the first book-length account of the world Anne Gould Hauberg both discovered and helped bring into being. A major figure in Seattle's cultural life, she has been an instigator of ideas for innumerable people and organizations, sometimes when no one else could see the way, and has provided critical support that helped launch many artists' careers. Author Barbara Johns brings her own intimate knowledge of Seattle's art and architectural heritage to the story of Anne's life and accomplishments. Anne Gould Hauberg is legendary for her advocacy of artists, the creative spirit, and the handmade object. Her openness to creative possibility contributed most famously to the beginnings of the Pilchuck Glass School. Hers has been a life of commitment, filled with passion for beauty and for universal access to art.
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Common Courage: Bill Wassmuth, Human Rights, and Small-Town Activism
By Andrea Vogt
From the publisher: A thoughtful book about the importance of speaking out on behalf of human rights, Common Courage grew out of the last public interviews with noted Northwest human rights activist and former Catholic priest Bill Wassmuth. Wassmuth’s leadership as a small-town activist opposing local neo-Nazis led to the bombing of his parish rectory in 1986. This act galvanized Northwest residents against the white supremacy movement. Wassmuth and his allies worked tirelessly to bring about needed hate crime legislation, and with help from Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center, a suit was filed that eventually bankrupted one racist group. Wassmuth died from Lou Gehrig's disease in 2002 but his work is carried on by resolute volunteer groups that continue to expose the workings of the white supremacy movement, locally and nationally.
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Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism
By Bob Edwards
From the publisher: In Edward R. Murrow and the Birth of Broadcast Journalism, one of America's most celebrated broadcast journalists tells the dramatic and inspiring tale of how America's first and greatest newscaster changed the way we receive, understand, and respond to the news. [Formerly] NPR's Morning Edition host, Bob Edwards reveals how Murrow pioneered the concepts of radio reports from foreign correspondents, nightly news roundups, and live "you are there" broadcasts. He explains the impact of Murrow's London reports on public opinion, encouraging aid to Britain, and how the high standards that he lived by influenced an entire generation of broadcasters.
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Keep A-Goin'
By Tom Benjey
From Midwest Book Review: Keep A-Goin' by Tom Benjey is the remarkable, inspiring and distinctive biography of Billy Dietz, who was a winning athlete in his own right, a successful football coach in the earliest days of the sport (and who was inducted into football's "Hall of Fame"), and popular idol with the general public. . . This is an encouraging tale of personal persistence in self-discovery and determined survival throughout his prolific career and seemingly endless personal and professional difficulties from his days attending the Carlisle Indian School, through his move to Washington State as head football coach from 1915-1917, then coaching for the Mare Island team of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I, a trial by the government ending in the imposition of a 30-day jail term, and so much more. A superbly written biography by Tom Benjey, Keep A-Goin' is very strongly recommended for Billy Dietz fans and for sports enthusiasts with an interest in the history of the NFL
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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson, Vol. 3
By Robert A. Caro
Recommended by Frederick Peterson, education professor who specializes in educational leadership. An accessible account of Johnson's rise to power in the senate, his use of that power, and his relationships with other influential people during his years as a leader in Congress.
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Murrow: His Life and Times
By Ann M. Sperber
From the publisher: Murrow is the biography of America's foremost broadcast journalist, Edward R. Murrow. At twenty-nine, he was the prototype of a species new to communications—an eyewitness to history with power to reach millions. His wartime radio reports from London rooftops brought the world into American homes for the first time. His legendary television documentary See It Now exposed us to the scandals and injustices within our own country. Friend of Presidents, conscience of the people, Murrow remained an enigma—idealistic, creative, self-destructive. In this portrait, based on twelve years of research, A. M. Sperber reveals the complexity and achievements of a man whose voice, intelligence, and honesty inspired a nation during its most profound and vulnerable times.
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The Mapmaker's Eye: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau
By Jack Nisbet
Between 1807 and 1812, North West Company fur trader, explorer, and cartographer David Thompson established two viable trade routes across the Rocky Mountains in Canada and systematically surveyed the entire 1,250-mile course of the Columbia River. In succeeding years he distilled his mathematical notations from dozens of journal notebooks into the first accurate maps of the entire northwest quadrant of North America.
In The Mapmaker’s Eye: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau, Jack Nisbet utilizes fresh research to convey how Thompson experienced the sweep of human and natural history etched across the Columbia drainage. He places Thompson’s movements within the larger contexts of the European Enlightenment, the British fur trade economy, and American expansion as represented by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
The Mapmaker’s Eye also depicts the surveying instruments that Thompson used, and displays the series of remarkable maps that grew out of his patient, persistent years of work. In addition to these visual aspects of Thompson’s journeys through the Columbia country, Nisbet taps into oral memories kept by the Kootenai and Salish bands who guided the agent and his party along their way.
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Witch of Kodakery: The Photography of Myra Albert Wiggins, 1869-1956
By Carole Glauber
Witch of Kodakery is the ground-breaking biography of Myra Albert Wiggins, the successful early 20th-century Oregon photographic artist with connections to Alfred Stieglitz and the Photo-Secession. Myra Wiggins (1869-1956) embodied the ideal of the "new woman"—independent, energetic, and ambitious—as depicted by the Eastman Kodak Company's "Kodak Girl" and promoted as "The Witchery of Kodakery." In Witch of Kodakery, biographer Carole Glauber resurrects Wiggins' pioneering role with a provocative text and fine examples of the artist's work, particularly from Wiggins' most prolific years, 1889 to the early 1910s. Also included is a foreword by Terry Toedtemeier, curator of photography at the Portland Art Museum.
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With Heroic Truth: The Life of Edward R. Murrow
By Norman H. Finkelstein
From the publisher: Edward R. Murrow set the standard for broadcast journalism. This book reveals why his legacy continues to inspire people today.
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