This book represents a new vista, looking past the days when there were two distinct groups-those who were studied and those who studied them. This history of the Umatilla, Cayuse, and Walla Walla peo
A land of mountains, forests, wetlands, lakes, and rivers, the Klamath Basin spans the Oregon-California state line. Farms and ranches, logging towns, and back-to-the-land communities are scattered ov
During the second half of the nineteenth century, the Willamette River served as the primary means of transportation for both people and goods in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Riverboats plied the river
Winner of the 2005 Stevens Literary PrizeDouglas's student, Sandy, who has run away from home to join the Hudson’s Bay Company, learns about the plants that Douglas methodically collected and identifi
This accessibly written text opens with Lang's examination of the motivations for the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the environmental ramifications of its discoveries. Next, Abbott identifies the way
Sarasohn, an editor and columnist of The Oregonian, traces the planning of the bicentennial of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery expedition (1804-1806). He profiles representatives of the agendas o
A historian and writer in Portland, Oregon, Stein presents a biography of US District Court for Oregon judge Soloman (1906-87). He was a liberal Democrat and New Dealer/Fair Dealer, grassroots politic
As it sweeps through the Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River passes through an area of jagged cliffs and tumbling waterfalls--the Columbia Gorge. This Gorge, with its wide range of elevations and mi
