{"product_id":"the-port-of-missing-men-billy-gohl-labor-and-brutal-times-in-the-pacific-northwest-paperback-2","title":"The Port of Missing Men: Billy Gohl, Labor, and Brutal Times in the Pacific Northwest - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAaron Goings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early twentieth century so many dead bodies surfaced in the rivers around Aberdeen, Washington, that they were nicknamed the \"floater fleet.\" When Billy Gohl (1873-1927), a powerful union official, was arrested for murder, local newspapers were quick to suggest that he was responsible for many of those deaths, perhaps even dozens--thus launching the legend of the Ghoul of Grays Harbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a true-crime tale, \u003ci\u003eThe Port of Missing Men\u003c\/i\u003e sheds light on the lives of workers who died tragically, illuminating the dehumanizing treatment of sailors and lumber workers and the heated clashes between pro- and anti-union forces. Goings investigates the creation of the myth, exploring how so many people were willing to believe such extraordinary stories about Gohl. He shares the story of a charismatic labor leader--the one man who could shut down the highly profitable Grays Harbor lumber trade--and provides an equally intriguing analysis of the human costs of the Pacific Northwest's early extraction economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaron Goings is associate professor of history and chair of the History and Political Science Department at Saint Martin's University. He is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Red Coast: Radicalism and Anti-radicalism in Southwest Washington\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCommunity in Conflict: A Working-Class History of the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike and the Italian Hall Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408812687581,"sku":"9780295751207","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/QnJ4blN3V3NDNEdrZXpJcUxQeUN1Zz09_6dde6881-277d-4b11-89d1-2011a39211ce.webp?v=1771150132","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-port-of-missing-men-billy-gohl-labor-and-brutal-times-in-the-pacific-northwest-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}