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lizmart88's review against another edition
3.0
Great overview of Portland history. It doesn't go into depth, but provides an easily read, comprehensive look at the major moments in the city's history. Definitely recommend for anyone new to the area or looking for a starting point to dive into history. It covers all the way up to 2010.
janetlun's review
I thoroughly enjoyed this history of Portland. He takes if from who was living on (what became) Sauvie Island before Europeans showed up to the present day in a slim book. It's a fast read, yet he still manages to work in a lot that I didn't know. There are Wobblies, the KKK, artists, longshoremen and immigrants. it's interesting seeing the city's character emerge. I knew bits and pieces about Portland's history, but this put it into context and added more detail. He's managed to work in the Lovejoy columns, and my favorite Oregonian, Marie Equi. Sadly, I guess there wasn't room for the story of her horsewhipping a man in The Dalles that refused the promised raise to her lover, the school marm.
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