Globe Pequot
Pages: 208
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4930-4602-7 • Paperback • February 2020 • $19.95 • (£14.99)
978-1-4930-4603-4 • eBook • February 2020 • $19.00 • (£14.99)
Joe Streckert is an independent journalist from Portland, Oregon. His work has been published by McSweeney's, Nerve.com, Not For Tourists, Comic Book Resources, and The Daily Journal of Commerce. Joe is a founding member of Stumptown Stories and the host of The Weird History Podcast.
ContentsIntroduction
The North End
Tall Tales and Shanghaiers
Chinatown
Progressives, Reformers, and Anti-Vice Crusaders
20th Century Vice and Prohibition
Al Winter and Dorothy Lee
Jim Elkins, the Pinball Wizard
The 1950s Vice Scandal
Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n Roll
Betting on the Beast
Everyday Vice
Conclusion
Joe Streckert takes good advantage of his years as a Portland tour-guide in this engaging collection of stories from Portland history.— JD Chandler, author, Hidden History of Portland
Not your father's history book...Don't let Streckert's enthusiastic and breezy tone fool you. Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon is a deep dive into Portland's oft untold history. This is a fascinating and highly accessible history that draws you in and doesn't let go. If you want an unflinching look at darker aspects of Portland's history, look no further.
— Jamie Jeffers, The British History Podcast
Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon is the book on vice in the Rose City that I've been waiting for! It's a fascinating topic heretofore covered solely in stodgy academia or exploitative recounts of the history. Storied and Scandalous rides the fine line between detailed and entertaining to create an extremely readable and thoroughly informative look at old Portland. Joe Streckert's affection for Portland is evident, but it never clouds his commitment to thoughtfulness, consideration, and accuracy when it comes to relaying intriguing and provocative tales from the past. He brings figures from yesteryear into context in a way that makes them feel real, all while drawing some enlightening connections between the city's past and present. If you read one book on vice in Stumptown, make it this one!
— Jim Gibbons, Dark Horse Presents, editor
Storied & Scandalous Portland, Oregon is a whirlwind tour of the "sporting" side of Stumptown. It's a fantastic collection of wonderful stories, briefly and evocatively told, tracking the changes in Portland's gambling scene from the crooked Faro banks of the 1860s to the pinball rackets of the 1950s and beyond. Highly recommended!
— Finn J. D. John, Author of "Wicked Portland: The Wild and Lusty Underworld of a Frontier Seaport Town" (2012, The History Press)