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5 stories matching disillus
- The Despair of a Radical Reformer
A disillusioned printer and Populist activist ends his life at his ranch near Union City, leaving behind a letter decrying the lack of sympathy in a money-obsessed world.
- The Poker War on First Avenue
A disillusioned clerk sparks a police crackdown on illegal gambling dens operating in plain sight within Seattle's saloons.
- The Price of a Sewer Job
A disillusioned Seattle voter accuses the city’s Democratic administration of demanding political loyalty in exchange for manual labor.
- The Migration of the Disillusioned
Facing declining wages and the overcrowding of Eastern cities, a group of Pittsburgh families pulls up stakes for the promise of the Washington Territory.
- The Unspoken Cost of Building a Frontier City
A disillusioned man’s search for government work exposes the desperation lurking behind the optimism of 1885 Seattle.