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The Rajneesh Chronicles: The True Story of the Cult That Unleashed the First Act of Bioterrorism on U.S. Soil by Win Mccormack Synopsis The Rajneesh Chronicles is a collection of in-depth investigative and analytical articles published in Oregon Magazine covering the establishment of the city of Rajneeshpuram in Central Oregon in mid-1981 to its dramatic disintegration at the end of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Oregon Desert by E. R. Jackman and R. A. Long Publisher Comments Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press The Oregon Desert is a wild, rough region that does things to people who try to change it. It is like "The anvil that wears the hammer out." Stories of life on the desert are told with deep,... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Out Here: Poems and Images from Steens Mountain Country by Ursula K. Le Guin Synopsis Out Here is a hard bound book, 10.5"X9" in deminsion, of 112 pages, consisting of 26 poems and 23 pen and ink drawings by Ursula K. Le Guin and 59 color photographs by Roger Dorband. The artistry of this book draws its inspiration from the Steens... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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River House: A Memoir by Sarahlee Lawrence Synopsis River House is one young woman's story about returning home to her family's ranch and, with the help of her father, building a log house on the property. Sarahlee Lawrence grew up in remote central Oregon and spent her days dreaming about leaving her... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon by R. Gregory Nokes Publisher Comments In 1887, more than thirty Chinese gold miners were massacred on the Oregon side of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. Massacred for Gold, the first authoritative account of the unsolved crime, unearths the evidence that points to an... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Calamity: The Heppner Flood of 1903 by Joann Green Byrd Publisher Comments June 14, 1903, was a typical, hot Sunday in Heppner, a small farm town in northeastern Oregon. People went to church, ate dinner, and relaxed with family and friends. But late that afternoon, calamity struck when a violent thunderstorm brought heavy rain... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $15.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hydrology Ecology and Fishes of the Klamath River Basin by National Research Council Book News Annotation The Klamath basin of northern California and southern Oregon has been the subject of recent controversies over water allocations. While much science has been done in the basin, a lack of an overall model or vision has prevented the effective use of... (read more) List Price $61.25 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Wallowas: Coming of Age in the Wilderness (Northwest Reprints) by William Ashworth Publisher Comments Part mountaineering adventure story and part spiritual memoir, The Wallowas recounts a young man's search for the challenges and solace of wilderness.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hole in the Sky: A Memoir by William Kittredge Publisher Comments William Kittredge's stunning memoir is at once autobiography, a family chronicle, and a Westerner's settling of accounts with the land he grew up in. This is the story of a grandfather whose single-minded hunger for property won him a ranch the size of... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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High country of central Oregon by Raymond Hatton Publisher Comments High Country of Central Oregon seeks to aquaint you with the fascination and magnificence of this region – or to enrich the knowledge of those who have already experienced it. It examines the structure of the Cascades – and it takes you to... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Starting Over Community Building on the Eastern Oregon Frontier by William Willingham Book News Annotation Willingham, a public historian whose great-grandparents settled in Long Creek Valley in eastern Oregon, discusses community building in the area in the late-nineteenth century, how the community changed, and what the experiences of its inhabitants... (read more) List Price $20.50 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Central Oregon Impressions (Impressions) by David M. Morris Publisher Comments Full color photography of Central Oregon in all seasons. Includes cities, mountains, lakes, high desert etc.... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Child of Steens Mountain by Eileen Oke Mcvicker Publisher Comments For Eileen O'Keeffe McVicker, born in 1927 to an Irish immigrant sheep rancher and a school teacher, growing up on a homestead in the West made for "a hard, happy life with layers of riches." McVicker's memoir of a childhood spent on the southern... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Netting the Sun: A Personal Geography of the Oregon Desert (Northwest Voices Essays) by Melvin R Adams Publisher Comments Netting the Sun offers a carefully crafted diversity of natural and human stories from a landscape seemingly empty and forlorn to passing casual travelers. This surprising interpretation of south central Oregon's botany, geology, wildlife, ethnography... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Measure of Endurance: The Unlikely Triumph of Steven Sharp by William Mishler Publisher Comments The remarkable, heartwarming story of a courageous teenage boy, who, after being gravely injured while using a farm machine, takes on its powerful manufacturer and wins. Steven Sharp was a hardworking, energetic sixteen-year-old growing up happily in a... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Pendleton Round-Up at 100: Oregon's Legendary Rodeo by Terry Hill and Michael Bales Publisher Comments Over five years were spent in researching and writing Pendleton Round-Up At 100, to give full justice to its rich and uniquely American history; its importance to cowboys and Indians; and its enduring appeal in Oregon, the West, and the world of rodeo... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Insiders Guide Bend & Central Oregon 2ND Edition by Leslie Cole Publisher Comments Insiders' Guide to Bend offers travelers, newcomers, and locals the best, most comprehensive information on what's happening in Central Oregon. Bend and its environs encompass a unique geological area that ranges from the High Desert to the Cascade... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Where the Crooked River Rises: A High Desert Home by Ellen Waterston Publisher Comments There is an otherness to the high desert, something momentous and sacred in the purity of the silence. In this compelling collection of personal essays, award-winning poet and author Ellen Waterston illuminates the people, places, and landscape of... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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New Era: Reflections on the Human and Natural History of Central Oregon by Jarold Ramsey Publisher Comments New Era is a graceful and literate collection of personal essays on the human and natural history of the Oregon high desert.... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sandal and the Cave: The Indians of Oregon by Luther S Cressman Publisher Comments Luther S. Cressman offers a brief, lucid introduction to the prehistory of Oregon Indians.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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