This 1930 novel's depiction of Weston, Oregon -- thinly disguised as Creston -- shocked residents of the small eastern Oregon town and created a controversy that still lingers today.

This dark, fascinating novel is based on the unsolved murder of a union leader's wife in Aberdeen, Washington.

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

A stirring coming of age novel, set in Oregon's Willamette Valley in the early part of this century.

A classic scholarly work, written with charm and humanity. The accounts of the travels and collections of botanical explorers range from the well known -- Lewis and Clark, Menzies, Douglas -- to the obscure.