Mossback Podcast | Why the Pig War took place in the San Juan Islands A border conflict between the U.S. and Britain, combined with the ambitions of a future Confederate general, almost turned the Salish Sea into a war zone. by Knute Berger & Sara Bernard / November 1, 2022
Mossback's Northwest The Pig War Why Britain and the U.S. nearly went to war over a dead pig. October 28, 2022
Mossback Support for this article is provided by Port of Seattle. Mossback's Northwest: A dead pig nearly started a war with Britain Should the San Juan Islands be on the British or American side of the border? In 1859, the two countries nearly battled over it. by Knute Berger / October 28, 2022
Mossback's Northwest Wyatt Earp in Seattle Was Seattle too tough for Wyatt Earp? When he opened a Seattle casino, trouble followed. October 21, 2022
Mossback Mossback's Northwest: Was Seattle too tough for Wyatt Earp? The West's most famous lawman went from gunfighting in Tombstone, Arizona, to opening a gambling parlor in Seattle's Tenderloin neighborhood. by Knute Berger / October 21, 2022
Mossback Podcast | How anti-communist fervor changed Paul Robeson’s career The accomplished actor, athlete and singer was an outspoken leftist, which made him a target of Cold War paranoia. by Knute Berger & Sara Bernard / October 18, 2022
Mossback's Northwest Mossback’s Northwest: Paul Robeson at the Peace Arch How Paul Robeson's fight for Civil Rights brought him to the Northwest. October 14, 2022
Mossback Support for this article is provided by Port of Seattle. Mossback's Northwest: Songs for justice at the Canadian border When the government took his passport, civil rights activist Paul Robeson sang for thousands atop a truck at Blaine's Peace Arch. by Knute Berger / October 14, 2022
Mossback Podcast | The man, the myth, the Antarctic penguin eater The famed explorer Roald Amundsen thrived when times were tough, and they were often tough. by Sara Bernard & Knute Berger / October 11, 2022
Mossback's Northwest Mossback's Northwest: Seattle's role in polar exploration The 1900s saw Seattle play an important role in one of history’s greatest explorations. October 7, 2022
