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Historic Photos of Oregonby William Stack
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Known for its natural beauty, Oregon has a unique and remarkable history. During the sixteenth century, European explorers sighted the Oregon coast and wrote about it. The region would be opened to settlement through the Hudson’s Bay Company and later as a result of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1805. By 1859, the Oregon Territory was set to join the Union as the 33rd state. Over the next two centuries, the opening of navigable rivers and bays to steamships, the arrival of the railroads, and in the twentieth century the advent of roads and highways helped cities like Portland, Eugene, Salem, and Medford, as well as the state’s smaller communities, grow and prosper. The pioneers and settlers who came to the region worked at logging, lumber milling, fishing, farming and ranching, mining, and salmon canning. Nearly 200 images, all published in vivid black-and-white with captions and introductions, make Historic Photographs of Oregon a compelling look at the history of this intriguing and picturesque state.
About the AuthorWilliam C. Stack has been an educator for 35 years, teaching history during that time with a focus on U.S. history and world history. Stack earned his undergraduate degree in history and master’s degree from the University of Portland and received two fellowships to study history at Oxford University. He also received a Fulbright Teacher Exchange award. Stack has written articles about various aspects of the history of the Pacific Northwest. He lives with his wife and daughter in Portland, Oregon.
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