Words marked by a place : local histories in Central Oregon /

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"Words Marked by a Place is a book of interconnected writings reflecting on the human and natural history of central Oregon. This chronological collection presents the reader with key episodes of central Oregon history, from nineteenth-century exploration to the railroading and homesteading era...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ramsey, Jarold, 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > Oregon, Central.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Pacific Northwest (OR, Wash.)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Frontier and pioneer life
Oregon > History, Local.
Oregon, Central > History.
Oregon > Histoire locale.
Oregon
Central Oregon
History
Local history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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