How the Nazis charmed Seattle
This is the second in a special series about the forgotten history of Nazis in the Northwest. Read Part 1
Knute Berger
Knute “Mossback” Berger is an editor-at-large and host of "Mossback’s Northwest" at Cascade PBS. He writes about politics and regional heritage.
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politics
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Culture
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