B Street: The Notorious Playground of Coulee Dam de Lawney L. Reyes

University of Washington Press, 2008-09. Paperback. Good.

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University of Washington Press, 2008. Paperback. New. Lawney L. Reyes account of growing up in the backdrop of the building of the Grand Coulee Dam and the entertainment district for the workers. New softcover in printed wraps. Author's resources. 184 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. B Street tells intimate stories about the street of shops, restaurants, bars, and brothels where the workmen who built the Grand Coulee Dam spent their recreational hours and wages. From the beginning, B Street was the place to play and let off steam for the white workingmen who had faced the hard times of the Depression. It was a raucous playground that denied blacks and most dark-skinned Indians access to the frivolity, good times, and pretty ladies that were the main attractions of that provocative place. This vivid story of a colorful era is based largely on the memories of Lawney L. Reyes. As a young boy he wandered B Street with his little sister, Luana, and their dog, Pickles, while… Leer más

Univ of Washington Pr, 2008. Paperback. New. 184 pages. 8.00x5.50x0.50 inches.

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University of Washington / Tacoma Art Museum, 2008. Ex Library. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, barcode cut out on half-title page, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. B Street tells intimate stories about the street of shops, restaurants, bars, and brothels where the workmen who built the Grand Coulee Dam spent their recreational hours and wages. From the beginning, B Street was the place to play and let off steam for the white workingmen who had faced the hard times of the Depression. It was a raucous playground that denied blacks and most dark-skinned Indians access to the frivolity, good times, and pretty ladies that were the main attractions of that provocative place.This vivid story of a colourful era is based largely on the memories of Lawney L. Reyes. As a young boy he wandered B Street with his little sister, Luana, and their dog, Pickles, while their Indian mother and Filipino father eked out a… Leer más