Early 20th Century Creative Non-Fiction (Ferguson) - English III - IV (Non Thesis) - LibGuides at Central Catholic High School

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American Decades Series by Vincent Tompkins (Editor); Victor Bondi (Editor); Judith Baughman
ISBN: 9780787650766
Publication Date: 2000-12-01
a GALE virtual reference book. Multiple Volumes Spanning 1900-1999.
American Literature in Historical Context 1870-1920
ISBN: 9780684314648
Publication Date: 2005-12-16
Issues of American Life as reflected in literature. A GALE virtual Reference book.
Lone Fir by Johan Mathiesen
Call Number: 917.953 MAT
ISBN: 9780615644943
Publication Date: 2012-08-20
A guide to the notable markers, monuments, epitaphs, and history of Lone Fir Cemetery, in Portland, OR, including the true early history and history of the Chinese disinterment in 1949 when the bones were dug up and returned to China.

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Lone Fir Cemetary

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Railroads, Race, and the Transformation of Oregon 1870-1920 (Oregon History Project)
Timeline of Oregons Racial and Immigration History (portland.gov)
Nordic immigrants in Portland, 1870-1920 : the first fifty years
1981 Master's Thesis - Janet Lynn Baisinger - PSU

English III - IV (Non Thesis): Early 20th Century Creative Non-Fiction (Ferguson)

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