Books About Oregon
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Red Hot and Rollin': A Retrospection of the Portland Trail Blazers' 1976-77 NBA Championship Season w/DVD
by Matt Love  Publisher Comments On June 5, 1977 the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers to win their first and only NBA Championship. The next day, two hundred and fifty thousand fans jammed downtown Portland to celebrate in what remains the largest public gathering...
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Living Among Headstones: Life in a Country Cemetery
by Shannon Applegate Publisher Comments A few years ago, Shannon Applegate was bequeathed a small cemetery in western Oregon. The neglected five acres were not only the burial site for generations of her family and friends but the designated resting ground for many in the nearby, down-on-its...
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Road of Difficulties: Building the Lower Columbia River Highway
by Michael Taylor Publisher Comments From Portland to the Pacific once ran a road that climbed mountains and crossed rivers, an engineering marvel and a scenic wonder that carried travelers across some of the most rugged land in the Northwest. But as the age of the Model T slipped away, so...
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The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow: The Mystical Nature Diary of Opal Whiteley
by Opal Whiteley and Benjamin Hoff 
Publisher Comments Long before environmental consciousness became popular, a young nature writer named Opal Whiteley captured America's heart. Opal's childhood diary, published in 1920, became an immediate bestseller, one of the most talked-about books of its time. Wistful,...
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Portland Confidential: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Rose City
by Phil Stanford Publisher Comments It may come as a shock to anyone who regards Portland as a haven for enlightened progressive thought, with light rail and lattes. But not too long ago — in fact, as recently as the 1950s — Portland was known throughout the country as a Mecca of...
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The Far Out Story of Vortex I
by Matt Love Publisher Comments Summer 1970. Portland, Oregon. President Nixon was about to speak at the American Legion convention. The FBI told governor Tom McCall he should expect 25,000 Legionnaires and 50,000 anti-war freaks to clash in the Rose City and make Chicago '68 look...
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Opal: Journal of an Understanding Heart (95 Edition)
by Whitely Publisher Comments A lyrical, lovely, and deeply touching adaptation of an authentic journal kept by an orphaned six-year-old girl--later believed to be a French princess--living in an Oregon lumber camp at the turn of the century. 24 black-and-white photographs....
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Portland (Postcard History)
by Fortner Walter Publisher Comments The year was 1901, and Portland, Oregon, was celebrating its 50th birthday, having grown from a community of 821 people to become the largest city in the Pacific Northwest. A small change in postal regulations that year opened the door to the production...
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Homestead: Modern Pioneers Pursuing the Edge of Possibility
by Jane Kirkpatrick Publisher Comments Joining her husband in the fight to create a home out of a rugged stretch of sagebrush, rattlesnakes, and sand in eastern Oregon, Jane Kirkpatrick uneasily relinquishes the security of a professional career; the convenience of electricity, running water,...
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Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. McCullough, Oregon's Master Bridge Builder
by Robert W Hadlow Publisher Comments Conde Balcom McCullough ranks as a modern bridge builder of national and international acclaim. This first major study of McCullough traces the Professional life of a brilliant engineer and builder renowned for his elegant, cost-efficient, custom...
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Dreams of the West: The History of the Chinese in Oregon 1850 - 1950
by Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and Portland State University and Ooligan Press
Publisher Comments Who were the pioneers of the American West? Some of them we already know: European Americans who traveled across North America on horseback, in covered wagons, on foot, or sailed from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Lesser known are the immigrants who, by...
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Water War in the Klamath Basin: Macho Law, Combat Biology, and Dirty Politics
by Holly Doremus and A. Dan Tarlock Publisher Comments In the drought summer of 2001, a simmering conflict between agricultural and environmental interests in southern Oregon’s Upper Klamath Basin turned into a guerrilla war of protests, vandalism, and apocalyptic rhetoric when the federal Bureau of...
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In Search of Ancient Oregon: A Geological and Natural History
by Ellen Morris Bishop Publisher Comments Geology is an extremely visual subject, and In Search of Ancient Oregonis a beautifully photographed, expertly written account of Oregon's fascinating geological story. Written by a passionate and professional geologist who has spent countless hours in...
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The Portland Red Guide: Sites and Stories From Our Radical Past
by Michael Munk Publisher Comments A historical guidebook of social dissent in Portland, Oregon, Michael Munk's The Portland Red Guide links notable radicals, their organizations, and their activities to physical sites in the city. With the aide of maps and numerous photos, Munk tells...
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Voices from the Street: Truths about Homelessness from Sisters of the Road
by Jessica P. Morrell Publisher Comments Everyone has a story to tell, but not everyone, especially if that person is homeless, is given the opportunity to tell it. Thus was born Voices from the Street: Truths about Homelessness from Sisters Of The Road, a project with a unique and intimate...
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Bathroom Book of Oregon Trivia
by Mark Thorburn Synopsis Oregon is full of fascinating and colorful people, places and events. This is an entertaining and light-hearted collection of facts from every corner of the state....
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Crater Lake National Park: A History
by Rick Harmon Publisher Comments A half million people visit Crater Lake each year, and tens of millions throughout the world have been captivated by photographs of this deep blue jewel of Oregon's Cascade Mountains. To mark the 100th anniversary of Crater Lake National Park, Rick...
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Oregon's Promise: An Interpretive History
by Da Peterson Del Mar Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-306) and index....
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City Limits: Walking Portland's Boundary
by David Oates Synopsis Reflections on the politics and culture of place, inspired by the author's walk along the entirety of Portland, Oregon's 260+ mile Urban Growth Boundary, through neighborhoods, forests, mountain trails, vineyards, and wide-open wheat fields....
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The Climate of Oregon: From Rain Forest to Desert
by George H Taylor Synopsis This companion volume to The Oregon Weather Book gathers together a range of fascinating and useful climate information. It describes climate elements, reveals how Oregon's climate changes throughout the year, and explains the impact of large-scale...
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