Seattle and the Demons of Ambition: From Boom to Bust in the Number One City of the FutureFounded in 1851 as a four cabin outpost named New York Pretty Soon, Seattle has long struggled with an identity crisis. From a nearly lawless port, to a sedate, conventional company town defined by Boeing Aircraft, to an accessible paradise for artists and recovering urbanites, Seattle repeatedly tried and failed to become bigger, wealthier, more like major league cities. In the late 1980s, Seattle's time suddenly arrived. Microsoft, Amazon,