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Great and Minor Moments in Oregon History, Hardcover by Pintarich, Dick (EDT); McGillivray, Bruce (CON), ISBN 0980243602, ISBN-13 9780980243604, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A 150th state anniversary celebration shares major and lesser-known facts from Oregon's history, from the mythic world of native residents and Lewis and Clark's experiences during a north coast winter to Portland's booming growth at the beginning of the twentieth century and the state's illustrious sports heritage.

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PublisherNew Oregon Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-100980243602

ISBN-139780980243604

eBay Product ID (ePID)66165302

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Book TitleGreat and Minor Moments in Oregon History

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa)

GenreHistory

AuthorDick Pintarich

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.7 in

Item Weight27.4 Oz

Item Length8.8 in

Item Width6 in

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Reviews"A history of Oregon that is even more fun than living here." - David Sarasohn,The Oregonian "Pintarich covers both the familiar and the bizarre in a congenial, frequently funny voice that's more immediately inviting than other histories of the state."-Ben Waterhouse,Willamette Week, "A history of Oregon that is even more fun than living here." -David Sarasohn,The Oregonian "Pintarich covers both the familiar and the bizarre in a congenial, frequently funny voice that's more immediately inviting than other histories of the state."-Ben Waterhouse,Willamette Week, "A history of Oregon that is even more fun than living here." - David Sarasohn , The Oregonian "Pintarich covers both the familiar and the bizarre in a congenial, frequently funny voice that's more immediately inviting than other histories of the state."-- Ben Waterhouse , Willamette Week

SynopsisThe essays and anecdotes collected in this book are an engaging and fascinating array of both the familiar and the surprising in Oregon history. While not a comprehensive history, it covers the long span from the prehistoric to the present with in-depth, thought provoking and often humorous glimpses of the personalities and peculiarities that inhabit Oregon's past. Its offbeat, ecclectic approach will inform and entertain you. Learn what forces of nature combined to create Oregon over geologic eons. See how the land's natural gifts inspired the mythic world of its original natives. What was it like for Lewis and Clark to spend an Oregon winter on the north coast -- without the modern tourist conveniences? Follow the Barlow Road, the most perilous part of the journey facing pioneers at the end of the Oregon Trail. Witness Portland's booming optimism at the start of the 20th century, staging the west coast's first worlds fair and building a world-class rail transit system. See revealed -- as never before -- the seemy vice underworld of Portland's 1950s rackets mobs. Recall Oregon's illustrious sports heritage and re-live the careers of her superstars -- not just in sports, but in politics too. All this and much, much more -- from the sublime to the ridiculous, the momentous to the minute -- awaits within these pages., A fascinating array of both the familiar and the surprising, Great and Minor Moments in Oregon History will inform and entertain you.