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- ↑ Waltz, Alexandria (5 October 2018). "Book Review: Before Seattle Rocked. A City and Its Music". Pacnorwestq the Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 104 (1): 46–47. OCLC 7782036194 – via Open WorldCat.
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- ↑ "Before Seattle rocked - Our musical legacy explored". MyNorthwest. 12 October 2011.
- ↑ "Northwest history for the holidays: 'Hidden History of Civil War Oregon,' 'Portland in Three Centuries' and more". The Oregonian.
- ↑ Paul Dorpat. "Seattle's first rep theater drew crowds; Kurt E. Armbruster has a new book out, "Playing for Change: Burton and Florence James and the Seattle Repertory Playhouse"". Seattle Times.
