The great-granddaughter of a pioneer family remembers the lives of its women. Shannon Applegate has delved into thousands of family documents, letters, journals, recollections, manuscripts, sketchbooks, and photographs that survived because they were cherished and protected by generations of female relatives before her. Photographs.

Aboard a handmade boat, McKinney set out to rediscover the Columbia River of his youth. Combining the river's storied history, rich personal memories, and observations gleaned from the deck of the 16-foot Gander, this record of his voyage offers an intimate view of the great river and of the people who have lived and worked along its shores.

An inspiring, often amusing account of an Oregon rancher who dedicates himself to saving a struggling species.

Ron Strickland's oral histories recover a part of the original Northwest character that is rapidly disappearing. In River Pigs and Cayuses, he gathers stories from old-timers in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Brimming with lively accounts both humorous and poignant, the book illuminates cadences and traditions that Strickland hopes will survive long after the storytellers are gone. Here a moonshiner, a fish pirate, a timber cruiser, a branding iron maker, a smoke jumper, a frontier bride, and twenty-five other fascinating individuals speak vividly, revealing their personal histories in their...

Dusting off his tape recorder for this companion volume to his popular River Pigs and Cayuses, Ron Strickland focuses on Washington, his adopted home. In Whistlepunks and Geoducks, Strickland introduces readers to a remarkable group of storytellers, from old-timers to new arrivals.

In searching for people whose stories would add up to a portrait of the Evergreen State, Strickland discovered a region as alive with folklore as it is with natural beauty. Ranchers and wheat farmers, fishers and loggers, Indians and city folk, saloonkeepers and Prohibition agents, oystermen and hippies, and,...

The energy, wit, and freshness of these sixty tales, as told by an accomplished Tillamook storyteller, make this volume one of the most accessible and readable collections of traditional Indian literature.

A stylishly written novel depicting the struggles of homesteading in eastern Oregon.

Hathaway Jones, a legendary spinner of tall tales, lived in southern Oregon's Rogue River canyon and traveled this remote area as a contract mail carrier. This volume collects the tales of a colorful character who was proud of his reputation as the biggest liar in the country.