Oregon Books

I also am a model railroader, and it just so happens that I am modeling the Southern Pacific's route over the Oregon cascades. In my scenicing efforts, I have just about worn this book out. It's just beautiful!

I was looking for a book about SP-Oregan. I got more than I ever expected. The book has some of the finest pictures, not to mention the history of the Area-Oregan, and Northern California. I thought I new a lot about SP, but with this wonderfull book, with it's pictures, and it's history have taught me more than I ever expected. If you need a book about the of the SP, Oregan-Nothern California, this is the best book, buy it, and find the wonders that I found, about the SP.

Very interesting and well researched book on one family's story about the hardships on the Oregon Trail. Enjoyed it very much. Recommend it to anyone who has an interest in history, especially the Oregon Trail.

I bought this book for my 8-year old son and I to read together because we are both interested in the Oregon Trail. The story is all the more interesting and emotional because it's based on the true story of seven kids who lose both parents as they move west as part of a wagon train. The trials and tribulations of the family and their adoptive parents brings history alive in a way children can relate to, albeit with sadness and tragedy involved. Some very emotional children might have a hard time with the deaths and killing in the story, but the characters' ability to survive it is a great lesson in human resiliency and courage. The fates of the children are included at the end of the book, so the reader's attachment to them is fulfilled by learning of their lives after the story ends.

Folks around the Rogue River STILL talk about this guy. Some even do impersonations of him. Hathaway Jones could have been the Aesop and the Garrison Keillor of his time.

This book is a wonderful way to teach children how to use their imaginations with everyday things to create exciting stories. For adults, Hathaway's humor makes great reading next to the fireplace or around a campfire.

A note of thanks to Steven Dow Beckham for compiling these stories. Hathaway Jones was truly a remarkable man and it would have been a shame to have lost the wit and wisdom of this simple mail carrier.

Hathaway Jones was a rural mail carrier in at the turn of the century. He delivered "mail" and various mail order catalogue items from West Fork to homesteaders, miners et al along the Rogue River. He had lots of time to make up stories as he led his pack string of anywhere from two to 15 mules and horses. Most were stories on himself.

Tall Tale telling is an American tradition being recognized with swaps all over the country. It helps stir the imagination and the stories are great, especially when told around a campfire.

Also gives incentive to make up your own tall tales. Look around you and you'll see lots of stories just waiting to be told. This book provides the incentive to do just that.

A relative of mine made the trip to Oregon in 1845 and took the Meek Cutoff. Stories of it abound in the family lore. I was trying to reconstruct some family history and found this book to be valuable - it clarified a great deal about the adventures of those who took that path. It is well written and entertaining as well as full of facts. There must have been an enormous amount of work and research done to complete the book. Highly recommended, especially if you have relatives who made that trip.

This project is by far the best accounting of the ill-fated 1845 Stephen Meek led wagon train I have ever read. The authors have done an exceptional job in piecing together the tragic events and human errors that contibuted to making this one of the most moving stories from the Manifest Destiny era. The genealogical references alone make this document a must for every family researcher.

Great informative book for the farrier and horseman. Concise and easy to read. This book was the the one reference that most horseshoeing books later borrowed from. This book is a treasure for anyone with interest in the history and art of horseshoeing and farrier science. This is the number one book on the lost art of shoeing.

Great informative book for the farrier and horseman. Concise and easy to read. This book was the the one reference that most horseshoeing books later borrowed from. This book is a treasure for anyone with interest in the history and art of horseshoeing and farrier science. This is the number one book on the lost art of shoeing.

I have absolutely zero natural sense of direction so this guide is perfect in its level of detail. It seems to cover every inch of Portland, including a full street index in the back that makes it easy to locate an address.

I have purchased the Thomas Guides for Portland for the last several years and have found them to be an absolutely indespensible navigational aid. Every street in the metro area and surrounding suburbs is detailed within this guide. Its comprehensive detail and ease of use make it a real help. If you have to drive in Portland even occassionally I cannot recommend strongly enough that you buy this guide.

These Thomas Guides are the absolute benchmark in major city navigational tools. The next best thing to GPS. The King, Pierce, Snohomish edition is no exception. A must for anyone living in or traveling often to the Seattle area. This book is over 45 dollars at Barnes & Nobels, and at Border's bookstores. The book is very sturdy and extremely detailed. It also comes with a CD-rom so you can access all of the maps and look up addresses on your computer. Amazon.com is definitely the only place you need to look if you're shopping for a Thomas Guide (or anything else for that matter). I live in the state of Washington so the standard (free!) shipping was virtually next day guaranteed.

I purchased this map because we were moving to the Seattle area. Since I had never been to Seattle before, it was a much needed resource.

The map is spiral bound which helps prevent the pages from tearing out, especially when they get a lot of use.

The guide is separated by county, which at first can be confusing if you don't know which county you are in. Still, it has been a wonderful resource and has prevented me from getting lost more than once.

I highly recommend this street guide/directory.

Wow-This was so cool to flip through the pages and read the stories of all the people who have had special ties to Mt Hood and Timberline. Knowing some of the characters only made it more fun. I can pick up this book and virtually turn to any page and enjoy its content. I never knew so many important things and fun times happened in the ski industry at Mt Hood.

In a well-researched production, Jean Arthur interviewed an endless parade of folks who were involved in making history on Mt. Hood, and delved into thousands of pages of archived history. It's obvious that playing and working on the slopes of this Cascade volcano left the author thirsting for the background of how it became a world-famous winter recreational playground and the extent of its gifts to the evolution of skiing.

The book includes lots of little-known facts and keeps up a nice pace as it unfolds over a hundred years of recorded skiing on Mt. Hood. The exploits of early snow-play folks are interwoven with the development of lift-served summer skiing, experiments with various uphill conveyances, racing and jumping competitions, and the chronicles of the building, rescue and refurbishment of historic Timberline Lodge.

You'll encounter escapades with snowcats and crevasses, hilarious trail races, and the task of managing prodigious dumps of snow. Anecdotes about many of the world-class skiers and competitors who have played and trained on Mt. Hood's slopes are interlaced with some general history of the sport of skiing. Jean relates many first-hand stories, and the entire book is extremely well illustrated with photos from a number of collections and many items of related memorabilia.

Whether or not you've personally sampled the delights of her trails, Mt. Hood has contributed a rich history to the sports of skiing and snowboarding, and it is portrayed very eloquently in this book. An entire mountain range of kudos to Ms. Arthur!!

We had two weeks vacation in Oregon and wanted to see the best, wanted to hike and stay at beautiful places. This guide book is just really good organized, has lots of information and tons of nice hikes. We enjoyed every hike and think the maps were really good. We didn't need to buy additional maps. The hikes were beautiful and the places we got to see amazing. Would always recommend it if you have not much time, but want to get a good impression of Oregon. And we will definitely be back to see all the other places from the book we had no time to see anymore. I also loved having some pictures in there, so decisions were easier to make.

If you are new to oregon and want to start hiking/seing /doing the best of oregon, this is the book. I have lived here for 25 years, and I bought a copy to go see a few things I have missed. amazing it even has the metolius river hideaway! this is the see and do book for oregon.

I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more! This novel is definitely a picture of what college, friendship and life in general are really about. I would recommend this book to anyone with a pulse and a sense of humor! great read!

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