Tag: History
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When the Aspens Turn to Tinder
Before Boise has blue turf, it has boxing, and the Basques have their champion. Al Berro is “The Fighting Basque from Jordan Valley.” He fights in the prize ring, he fights in the barrooms, he fights City Hall⎯and he wins. When the Aspens Turn to Tinder tells the story of this colorful downtown figure, who…
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Idaho Prison Historical Podcast
From the Idaho State Historical society’s newsletter comes the discovery of a longstanding podcast, “Behind Gray Walls,” covering stories from the Old Penitentiary: …a podcast about Idaho history, true crime, and the stories of the inmates who lived here, written and produced by two employees of the Idaho State Historical Society, Anthony and Skye. Named…
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Italians in WA, OR, ID
Recently joining the acclaimed series from Arcadia Publishing drawing upon localized history by regional authors is this book on the Italians that settled in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington states. Local author and community historian Tessa Floreano draws primarily on unpublished images, stories, and memorabilia from the Italian American community in three Pacific Northwest states. Tessa…
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Stacey Guill
Ms. Guill writes of our past: Idaho’s history. Her work includes: The House in the Cañon: Mary Hallock Foote and A Vision of Home in the West Numerous articles in the scholarly journal, “The Hemingway Reader” Contributed a chapter to Ernest Hemingway in Context (Literature in Context) Do you have a writing routine? Where and…
