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Essays in Public
Works History
Mobile Home Living in Boise:
its uncertain future and
alarming decline
A report to the Mayor of Boise from the Boise State University College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs. Published by the Center for Idaho History and Politics with the generous assistance of the Public Policy Center at Boise State University, November 2007.
Ethnic Landmarks
Hidden among bricks and brownstones are clues to the mysterious disappearance of people from distant places. Ethnic Landmarks tours buildings and cultural sites worthy of preservation. Each building is a reminder that Boise, an immigrant city, has long been a cultural crossroad and surprisingly diverse.
"A fun and fascinating guide to historic downtown Boise. Lyrically written. Beautifully designed.
Boise architect Charles Hummel
Todd Shallat, Ph.D., directs the Center for Idaho History and Politics at Boise State University. Adele Thomsen is the award-winning designer of Idaho Yesterdays and Idaho
Issues Online.
Available at Mayor Office in City Hall, 3rd floor and these bookstores:
Borders, Trip Taylor Bookseller, Rediscovered Books, Vista Book Gallery, Taters, State Historical Museum Shop, and Boise Book and Gift Co.
Idaho Yesterdays
Stylish and brightly designed, the Gem State's magazine of historical record combines magnificent color photography with rare imprints, museum artifacts, memoirs, reviews, and peer-reviewed academic scholarship. Edited by Laura Woodworth-Ney at Idaho State University. Produced by the Center for Idaho History and Politics under the direction of award-winning artist Adele Thomsen and production supervisor Todd Shallat. Published by the Idaho State Historical Society with generous support from the Idaho Humanities Council and the Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University.
Click here to discover more of Idaho Yesterdays.
Idaho Issues Online
Features, news, and events on Idaho public affairs. Electronically showcases the best SSPA faculty and student research. Check out this site featuring Prisons. Next Issue to feature Immigrant Idaho.
Secrets of the
Magic Valley
and Hagerman’s
Remarkable Horse
Edited by Todd Shallat with Kathryn Baxter.
Designed by Adele Thomsen for Black Canyon Communications, 2002.
Winner 2002 Idaho Book Award
Finalist 2002 Independent Publishing Award
"Shallat’s book sparks our imaginations with views of the natural world that is, and the natural world that was. The text flows smoothly . . .. Every photograph or drawing is accompanied by absorbing information; each chapter deftly weaves the past with the present, a fabric of bright skeins of geology, anthropology, and sociology. I was looking for the book that added greatly to the body of literature of Idaho, and 'The Secrets of the Magic Valley and Hagerman’s Remarkable Horse' made me think, 'Yes, this is Idaho.' "
Kathy Watson, Book Awards Committee Chair, Idaho Library Association.
Echoes from the
Ada County Courthouse,
1938-2001
Written by Arthur Hart and jointly published by the Center and the the Ada County HIstoric Preservation Council and the Center for Idaho History and Politics at Boise State." Puts the building in context: its role as a job-creator during the Depression; links to other WPA buildings; its art deco style; the story behind the unique murals," Idaho Statesman.
Review by Michael J. Oths
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Phone: 208-287-7920
Fax: 208-287-7909
Snake: The Plain and Its People
Edited by Todd Shallat with Larry Burke. Designed by Chris Latter for Boise State University, 1994. Honorable Mention 1994 Idaho Book Award. “The river is the defining feature and most dynamic symbol of Idaho. “A marvelous story,” Cecil D. Andrus, Governor of Idaho. “A classic without peer,” Bill Bonnichsen, Idaho Geological Survey. “Unique, wide-ranging, and beautifully illustrated,” Sharon Holmer, Idaho Museum of Natural History
Harrison Boulevard: Preserving the Past in
Boise’s North End
Edited by Todd Shallat and David Kennedy. Boise State University and City of Boise, 1989. “Elegant and engrossing,” Tom Trusky, Director, Hemingway Western Studies Center. “The Essence of Americana," Idaho Statesman
Prospects: Land Use in the Snake River Birds
of Prey Natural Area
Edited by Todd Shallat and Daniel Greer. U.S. Bureau of Land Management and Boise State University, 1987. Winner of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Outstanding Service Award.
Historic Boise: A Neighborhood Guide
Illustrated by Karen Woods with Meggan Laxalt. Text by Pam Pacotti, John Bertram, and Todd Shallat. Includes photographs, maps, walking tours, and a poster-size bird's-eye watercolor of Idaho’s capital city, 1997.
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