De Voe

Spokane Story

Spokane Story

“Spokane Story: A Colorful Early History of the Capital City of the Inland Empire” by Lucile Foster Fargo offers readers an evocative journey through the formative years of Spokane, Washington. Published in 1957 by Northwestern Press in Minneapolis, this work seeks to straddle the realms of history and storytelling, presenting a narrative that is neither entirely factual history nor pure fiction. Fargo accepts the challenging task of depicting Spokane’s cultural and developmental evolution from its fur trade beginnings to its emergence as a municipal entity in the early twentieth century.

Biographical Sketch of Walter De Voe

Walter De Voe was born on May 11, 1874, near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He received his education in Cedar Rapids and later became a teacher and lecturer on new psychology. An accomplished author, his notable works include *Healing Currents from the Battery of Life* (1904), *Mystic Words of Mighty Power* (1905), *Sacred Science of Regeneration* (1906), and *The Doors of Life* (1909). De Voe also contributed regularly to publications such as New Thought, Nautilus, and Unity. He remained unmarried throughout his life.