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Oregon History Books

A (short) list of Oregon History Books that I own. List is created mostly so I can peruse it while visiting dusty antique stores, or moldy book stores during my travels and add to it.

“80 Years in the Same Neighborhood, A History of the Sandy, Oregon Area” by Phil Jonsrud

“A Song of Yamhill and Oregon’s Northwestern Willamette Valley” by Gordon N. Zimmerman

“A Touch of Oregon: Lovesong to a State” by Ralph Friedman

“The Adventures of Dr. Huckleberry: Tillamook County, Oregon,” by E.R. Huckleberry, M.D.

“Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813” by Alexander Ross, Robert J. Frank and William G. Robbins

“Adventures on the Columbia River” by Ross Cox

“All For Nothing: The True Story of the Last Great American Train Robbery” by Larry and Howard, John Sturholm

“The American Northwest: A History of Oregon and Washington” by Gordon B. Dodds

“Bathroom Book of Oregon Trivia: Weird, Wacky, and Wild” by Mark Thorburn and Lisa Wojna

“Battle Rock – The Hero’s Story” by Bert and Margie Webber

“Barlow Road” by Clackamas County Historical Society and Wasco County Historical Society

“Best of the Old Northwest: True Stories, Anecdotes, Legends and Mysteries of Those Exciting Times” by Marge Davenport

“Chronicles from Pedee, Oregon” by Lena Belle Tartar

“Columbia River Gorge History, Volume one by Jim Attwell

“Discovering Oregon” by Barbara Shangle

“Echoes From Old Crook County by Crook County Historical Society

“Empire of the Columbia by Dorothy O Johansen

“Fabulous Folks of the Old Northwest” by Marge Davenport

Ghost Towns of the American West by Berthold Steinhilber

“Ghost Towns of the West” by Lambert Florn

“Gold and Cattle Country” by Herman. Jackman (1961 edition)

“The Great Extravaganza: Portland And The Lewis And Clark Exposition” by Carl Abbott

“Great Moments In Oregon History” by Win Mccormack (and Dick Pintarich)

“Hiking Oregon’s History : The Stories Behind Historic Places You Can Walk to See” by William L. Sullivan

“Historical Atlas of Washington and Oregon” by Derek Hayes

Historical Oregon by R. N. Preston

“Konapee’s Eden Historic and Scenic Handbook : Of Columbia River Gorge” by Oral Bullard

“Life of Charles Erskine Scott Wood” by Erskine Wood

“Lincoln County Lore” by Lincoln County Historial Society

“Lost Mines and Treasures of the Pacific Northwest” by Ruby El Hult (1954 edition)

“Maury Mountains Historical Tour” by Crook County Historical Society

“Meriwether Lewis: A Biography” by Richard Dillon

“More on the Pendleton Underground” by Pam Severe

“Northwest Gem Trails: A Field Guide for the Gem Hunter, Mineral Collector and Tourist” by H. C. Dak

“Northwest Glory Days” by Marge Davenport

“The Oregon Book: Information A to Z” by Connie Battaile

“The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane” by Richard H. Engeman

“The Oregon Desert by E.R. Jackman and R.A. Long

“Oregon Disasters: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival” by Rachel Dresbeck

“Oregon’s Dry Side: Exploring East of the Cascade Crest” by Alan D. St. John

“Oregon For the Curious” by Ralph Friedman

“Oregon Ghost Towns” by Lambert Florin

“Oregon’s Golden Years: Bonanza of the West” by Miles F. Potter

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume LIX, Number 3 – September 1958

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume LXC, No. 4 – December 1964

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume LXXXV, No. 3 – Fall, 1984

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume LXXXV, No. 4 – Winter, 1984

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume LXXXVII, No. 1 – Spring, 1986

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume LXXXVII, No. 2 – Summer, 1986

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 88, NO. 4 – WInter, 1987

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 89, NO. 1 – Spring 1988

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 89, NO. 3 – Fall 1988

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 90, NO. 1 – Spring 1989

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 90, NO.2 – Summer 1989

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 90, NO. 4 – Winter 1989

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 91, NO. 1 – Spring 1990

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 91, NO.2 – Summer 1990

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 93, NO.2 – Summer 1992

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 94, NO. 4 – Winter 1992-93

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 95, Number 4 – Winter 1994-95

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 96, Number 1 – Spring 1995

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 97, Number 1 – Spring 1996

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 97, Number 3 – Fall 1996

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 100, Number 3 – Fall 1999

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 100, Number 4 – Winter 1999

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 101, Number 2 – Summer 2000

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 102, Number 3 – Fall 2001

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 104, Number 3 – Fall 2003

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 104, Number 4 – Winter 2003

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 105, Number 1 – Spring 2004

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 105, Number 2 – Summer 2004

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 105, Number 3 – Fall 2004

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 105, Number 4 – Winter 2004

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 105, Number 4 – Summer 2005

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 106, Number 3 – Fall 2005

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 106, Number 4 – Winter 2005

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 107, Number 1 – Spring 2006

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 107, Number 2 – Summer 2006

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Vol 107, No. 3 – Fall 2006

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 107, Number 4 – Winter 2006

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 108, Number 1 – Spring 2007

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 108, Number 2 – Summer 2007

“Oregon Historical Quarterly” Volume 108, Number 3 – Fall 2007

Oregon: Then & Now by Steve Terrill, Thomas Robinson and John Daniel

“The Other Side of Oregon” by Ralph Friedman

“Outlaw Tales of Oregon: True Stories of Oregon’s Most Infamous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits” by Jim Yuskavitch

Portland, a Pictorial History by Harry Stein

“Portraits: Fort Rock Valley Homestead Years” by Helen Parks

“Pacific Coast (Tales of the Wild West Series)” by Rick Steber

“Picturesque Frontier: The Army’s Fort Dalles” by Priscilla Knuth

“Polk County Pioneer Sketches Volume 1 and 2” compiled by Sarah Childress

“Portland Confidential” by Phil Stanford

“The Rose City of the World by Ruby Fay Purdy

“The Sandal and the Cave: The Indians of Oregon” by Luther S. Cressman and Dennis L. Jenkins (1964 Red Cover edition)

“Steamboats on Northwest Rivers” by Bill Gulick

“Somewhere in Oregon” by Patrick c. Wilkins

“Spooky Oregon: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore” by S. E. Schlosser and Paul G. Hoffman

“Tales Out of Oregon” by Ralph Friedman

“Tall Tales from Rogue River: The Yarns of Hathaway Jones” edited by Stephen Dow Beckham

“Ten Years in Oregon. Travels and adventures of Dr. E. White and lady, west of the Rocky Mountains” Compiled by A. J. Allen. (1968 limited edition)

“Thirty-One Years In Baker County: A History Of The County From 1861 to 1893” by Isaac Hiatt

“We Claimed This Land: Portland’s Pioneer Settlers” by Eugene E. Snyder

“Weird Oregon: Your Travel Guide to Oregon’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets” by Al Eufrasio, Jefferson Davis, Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran

“Willamette Landings: Ghost Towns of the River” by Howard McKinley Corning

“Women of the West” by Max Binheim (1928 edition)
Wish List

“Encyclopedia of Indian Wars: Western Battles and Skirmishes 1850-1890”

“High Desert Roses, Volume Two: Lake County for the Curious (Volume 2)”

“Oregon Post Offices, 1847-1982” by Richard W. Helbock. Not to be confused with “A checklist of Oregon post offices, 1847-1988 (La Posta pocket guide series)” also by Mr. Helbock. The later is simply a checklist of canceled post office marks for collectors and of no use to me.

“Nimrod: Courts, Claims, and Killing on the Oregon Frontier” by Ronald B. Lansing

Information Responsibility

Listening to a rather old episode of the Thomas Jefferson Hour Podcast on the MAX this afternoon, Clay Jenkins who portrays Mr. Jefferson was asked a question “If President Jefferson had an iPod, what would be on it?”

While the question was meant in a “What music would President Jefferson listen too?” Clay immediately started listing off non-MP3 related things. Books, facts, and figures. Pure information, things that could be referenced in conversation. According to Mr. Jenkins, Jefferson considered himself a scientist first, a farmer second, and lastly a patriot thrust into the role by his intellect. I am, of course, paraphrasing there but not by too much.

I began reflecting that into today’s world, nearly everyone has an iPod, or similar technology. A full generation of Americans have grown up with the single greatest source of information at their finger tips. This is something that Jefferson and his scientific and educated contemporaries would have given anything for, if they could even imagined it.

In an age the printing press was still some what of an amazement, books were extremely rare, and Dr. Benjamin Franklin’s public library was still an experiment itself, the Internet as it exists today was simply unimaginable.

Yet this same generation that has grown up with the Internet does not seem to use it to it’s full potential! Of all generations that should know how to, it seems that basic research abilities and critical thinking should be taught at even younger ages then ever before.

But instead of original thinking, plagiarism rules. Or at best unfounded research with no backup and proof.

Is this because of laziness? Is it because the anonymity of the Internet still allows anyone to say anything with little to no criticism, punishment, or recriminations? Is it because the education system, like so many other industries in the United States has not kept up with the technology that is now available? Or is this because the sheer amount of information available in hard to sift through? Or more semi-sinisterly, is it because the information is kept behind digital lock and key only to be doled out to those who know someone or can pay to access it?

I fear that the last reason is more and more becoming the true reason. Everyone is still trying to make a buck on the Internet, and thus information which should be public knowledge is instead kept from the very public that can use it. Couple this with the sheer amount of useless and worse, erroneous information out there and I begin to see why this Generation simply does not take advantage of it. They can’t easily access it!

What is the answer and fix? I really do not know. Other then my own humble attempts to make that information free and provide links to other sites and books that are too, there may not be much I can do. I could go into teaching, but the head aches do not yet seem to be worth the rewards in my mind.