Fahey, John, 1919-2004

John Fahey is a Spokane historian who was written extensively on the history of the Inland Empire. A graduate of Gonzaga University, Fahey worked in various news positions in Spokane radio and television stations and was a professor of Radio-Television History at Eastern Washington State University. Author of numerous historical articles, Fahey has also published six books on Inland Empire history: Inland Empire: D.C Corbin and Spokane (1965); The Ballyhoo Bonanza: Charles Sweeny and the Idaho Mines (1971); The Flathead Indians (1974); The Days of the Hercules (1978); The Inland Empire: Unfolding Years, 1879-1929 (1986); and The Kalispel Indians (1986).

From the guide to the John Fahey Papers, 1957-1976, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives)

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