Eleanor Baldwin and the Woman’s Point of View
Eleanor Baldwin and the Woman’s Point of View is an intellectual biography of a long-forgotten radical female journalist in Portland, whose daily women’s columns provide...
The People's School
The People’s School is a comprehensive history of Oregon State University, placing the institution’s story in the context of state, regional, national, and international history...
Lewis and Clark Meet Oregon's Forests
As Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery steered their canoes down the tumultuous narrows and rapids of the lower Columbia River, they were propelled out...
The Troubled Life of Peter Burnett
Few people in the nineteenth-century American West could boast the achievements of Peter Burnett. He helped organize the first major wagon train to the Oregon...
Linus Pauling
One of the most brilliant scientists and most controversial individuals of the 20th century, Linus Pauling was the only person to win two unshared Nobel...
Words Marked by a Place
Words Marked by a Place is a book of interconnected writings reflecting on the human and natural history of central Oregon. This chronological collection presents...
Botanical Exploration of the Trans-Mississippi West
A classic and fascinating history of botanical explorers in the West, ranging from the well known — such as Lewis and Clark, Menzies, and Douglas...
Portland in Three Centuries
A compact and comprehensive history of Portland from first European contact to the twenty-first century, Portland in Three Centuries introduces the women and men who...