Mossback's Northwest
Mossback's Northwest: The princess of 19th-century Seattle
Chief Seattle’s daughter Kikisoblu, dubbed Princess Angeline by settlers, became a symbol for a rapidly changing city and its fraught past.
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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Mossback's Northwest
Mossback's Northwest: Taste-testing iconic Seattle foods past & present
How have local foods evolved? From teriyaki to clam nectar, Rachel Belle and Knute Berger take a tour through the city's culinary history.
Mossback's Northwest
Mossback's Northwest: Seattle's Skid Road led to a literary city
Henry Yesler's sawmill, and his unconventional marriage, helped make the city a leader in literature and gave us one of the great 20th century writers.
Mossback's Northwest
Mossback’s Northwest: The case of the World War II doll spy
One of the 20th century’s most bizarre espionage cases centered on a turncoat doll dealer and America’s first female cryptanalyst.
Mossback's Northwest
Mossback’s Northwest: The US had a fishy reason for buying Alaska
America’s 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia was called a folly by some, but territorial legislators in Washington knew it was a bargain.