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William Speidel

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born

January 01, 1912 in Seattle, WA, The United States

died

May 03, 1988

gender

male

website

http://www.undergroundtour.com/about/bill.html

genre

History, Humor

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Bill Speidel, founder of the Underground Tour, is remembered as one of the last of a few genuine old-time Seattle characters.
Although Speidel started the world-famous Underground Tour, spearheaded the campaign to preserve Pioneer Square, wrote a best-selling Seattle history (“Sons of the Profits”), and rediscovered one of Seattle’s early heroes (Doc Maynard), he is remembered most for his wit—an irreverent sense of humor—and an unflagging enthusiasm for promoting Seattle’s lusty past.
Speidel graduated from the University of Washington in 1936, during the throws of the depression, with a degree in literature. Out of school, he landed a job as a reporter for The Seattle Times and also wrote a column for the defunct Seattle Star.
In 1946, he qu...more

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Books by William Speidel

Average rating: 3.49 · 256 ratings · 55 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Sons of the Profits 3.44 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Doc Maynard: The Man Who Invented Seattle 3.72 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Through the Eye of the Needle by William Speidel, Bill Speidel 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1989	My rating:
	You Can't Eat Mount Rainier 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1955	My rating:
	The Wet Side Of The Mountains 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions	My rating: