| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 38.4

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| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 38.4 | The History Cooperative

*Gus J. Solomon: Liberal Politics, Jews, and the Federal Courts*. By Harry H. Stein (Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 2006. xi + 304 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $22.00; £14.95, paper.)
Harry Stein's biography of U. S. District Court Judge Gus J. Solomon provides insight into the life of the Oregon jurist and the state in which he grew up, operated in politically, and shaped the law and the operation of the federal court system.	1
For those used to thinking of Oregon as part of the Left Coast, with a liberal, environmental and Democrat bias, this book is illuminating in detailing that, during the time of the New Deal, the timber-producing state was dominated by Protestant Republicans. This larger cultural and political environment contributed to Solomon's lifelong identification with societal underdogs, despite his status as a professional white male.	. . .

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