In Search of Western Oregon
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Book Overview
A guide for things to see and to do in western Oregon. It is packed with historical details, folklore, anecdotes, geology, fishing, flora, fauna, biography, hiking trails, and a good deal more. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0870043323
ISBN13:9780870043321
Release Date:December 1990
Publisher:Caxton Press
Length:782 Pages
Weight:2.35 lbs.
Dimensions:2.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
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In Search of Western Oregon
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I lived in several places in Oregon when I was a youngster. Exceptional book with over 800 pages. I was thrilled to get it. I also recommend "Above the Falls" about settlement of Golden and Silver Falls State Park area. They bring back a lot of memories to an old man. Regards, Nickie
Love-Song To A State
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Ralph Friedman hitchhiked his way to Oregon in 1933 as a 16-year-old. He spent the next six decades or so lovingly chronicling the unique people and places of his adopted state."In Search of Western Oregon" is really a culmination of his life's work. Yes, it's structured as a travel guide; but it's also much more. Friedman covers the well-known sites and history, but his clear emphasis is on the forgotten faces and places that are such an essential part of the Beaver State. Many of the photographs in this book are by Friedman's wife, Phoebe, his partner in both life and work.Friedman's earlier "Oregon For The Curious," also still in print, offers a similar, but less comprehensive, treatment of both halves of the state. Separately, or together, they provide a unique overview of this diverse, beautiful, often still wild state, and the people who have attempted to find a life in harmony with it. It's wonderful for the armchair traveler and invaluable for anyone who has the desire and opportunity to travel off the beaten path.
Must-have for locals
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
People from other states should settle for something thin, like Scenic Driving Oregon, but for natives who are looking to explore deeper, who have wondered what's up that pigpath, this is the very best. Too bad he didn't do Eastern Oregon in the same manner.
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