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.
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In the Name of Cod
Why did the U.S. buy Alaska? Was it for gold, timber or fur? Here’s the fishy truth.
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Mossback’s Northwest: Seattle’s 1913 Potlatch riot
The story of how a summer festival erupted into violence resonates with present-day struggles over free speech and freedom of the press.
Mossback's Northwest
The Potlatch Riot of 1913
The Golden Potlatch was a huge Seattle summer festival, but then it erupted in violence.
Mossback's Northwest
Mossback’s Northwest: The mystery of Washington's Mima Mounds
What created those bumps that cover the prairie just south of Olympia? Earthquakes? Floods? Giant gophers? Knute Berger is on the case.