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Powell's Books

Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland, Oregon, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Powell's Books has hosted 54 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1996 Tour. The year with the most events was 1999 with eight events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2009 with an average of 2,302 views per video. Most appearances with Kevin Sampsell (8), Christopher Farley (3), Chet Orloff (2). Most common tags: Science & Technology, U.S. History, World History.

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    The Secret History of Bigfoot

    Journalist John O’Connor looked at Bigfoot’s place in American culture and lore. This event was hosted by Powell’s Bookstore …

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    The Return of Wolves

    Eli Francovich looked at the resurgence of gray wolves in the American West and their conflict with ranchers. This event was …

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    Jewish Space Lasers

    Journalist Mike Rothschild talked about 200 years of conspiracy theories involving the Rothschild family and its wealth. This…

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    Windfall

    Author Erika Bolstad talked about her homesteader great-grandmother and her family’s inherited mineral rights in North Dakota…

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