ˈæftɚ wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ lˈɔɡɚ ænd ɐ hˈaʊspeɪntɚ, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɪnstɹˈʌktɚ ænd pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ɪn hjuːmˈænᵻɾiz ænd sˈoʊʃəl stˈʌdiz æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv wˈɑːʃɪŋtən fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ˈɑːnwɚd.
After working as a logger and a housepainter, he became an instructor and professor in humanities and social studies at the University of Washington from 1956 onward.