A compact and comprehensive history of Portland from first European contact to the twenty-first century, Portland in Three Centuries introduces the women and men who have shaped Oregon's largest city. The expected politicians and business leaders appear, but Carl Abbott also highlights workers and immigrants, union members and dissenters, women at work and in the public realm, artists and filmmakers, activists, and other movers and shakers. Incorporating social history and contemporary scholarship in his narrative, Abbott examines current metropolitan character and issues, giving close attention to historical background. He explores the context of opportunities and problems that have helped to shape the rich mosaic that is Portland. This revised and updated second edition includes greater attention to Portland's communities of color, an expanded prologue, and coverage of the 2020 protests that thrust Portland into the national spotlight. A highly readable character study of a city, and enhanced by more than sixty historic and contemporary images, Portland in Three Centuries will appeal to readers interested in Portland, in Oregon, and in Pacific Northwest history.

Excerpt from The History of Portland, From Its First Settlement, Vol. 2 of 2: With Notices of the Neighbouring Towns, and of the Changes of Government in Maine; From 1700 to 1833 Petitions of the proprietors and settlers of Falmouth to the General Court in 1717 and 1718 for incorporation. II. - Page 313. Persons admitted inhabitants by the town principally in 1727 and 1728. III. - Page 315. Petitions to the General Court in 1728 by the ancient proprietors. IV. - Page 317. Report of a committee of the town, and Resolves adopted in February, 1774, on the rights of the colonies. V. - Page Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates from the towns in Cumber land County, Sept. 21, 1774 at Falmouth. VL - Page 325. Proceedings of the Committee of Correspondence and Inspectionin Palmo. VIL - Page 328. Muster roll of Capt. David Bradish's company, May 1774. VIII. - Page 329. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.