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Words Marked by a Place : Local Histories in Central Oregon /

"A chronological collection of writings that present key and often overlooked episodes in the human and natural history of central Oregon, from nineteenth-century exploration to the railroading and homesteading era through the era of community-building and development that followed"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ramsey, Jarold, 1937- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Henry Larcom Abbot in Central Oregon, 1855
  • A visit from Sam Anaxshat," from Maudy's Year
  • Our homestead orchards
  • The Railroad Era and its legacy
  • The birth of Jefferson County: Part One
  • The birth of Jefferson County: Part Two
  • Local history on stage: Five Skits
  • The mystery homesteaders
  • "Words marked by a place" in search of a Central Oregon lingo
  • Farmers and old iron
  • Rowboat rescue on the Deschutes, 1940
  • Airacobra in memoriam 2nd Lieutenant Robert L. Cranston, 1924/1944.