What's the connection between Ken Kesey and Nancy's Yogurt? How about the difference between a hoedad and a webfoot? What became of the Pixie Kitchen and the vanished Lambert Gardens?The Oregon Companion is an A-Z handbook of over 1000 people, places, and things. From Abernethy and beaver money to houseboats, railroads, and the Zigzag River, an intrepid public historian separates fact from fiction - with his sense of humor intact. Entries include towns and cities, counties, rivers, lakes, and mountains; people who have left a mark on Oregon; industries, products, crops, and natural resources. Includes more than 160 historical black and white photos. This entertaining and delightfully meticulous compendium is an essential reference for anyone curious about Oregon.

Author: Engeman, RichardH.
Publisher: Timber Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2009-09-01
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780881928990
Category: History : United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest