Oregon Books Reviewed

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These reviews originally appeared in the newsletter of the Oregon Library Association, the  "OLA Hotline."  The idea is to let librarians know what books on and related to Oregon are available, and to give a capsule summary of them.  In the past I have cribbed reviews from the Oregon Historical Society Quarterly and a few other places.  However, I'm not sure I have correctly labeled all I stole.  If I didnít give you credit, let me know

At this writing, the list is  pages long, so be aware if you print.  You can search using various keywords ("fishing" "Ashland" "2001" "women") using your browserís "Find" command. .

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Abbott, Carl.  Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest.  University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001.  0-8122-1779-9.  Pb; 0-8122-3612-2 Hb.  Part of a series on cities at the dawn of the new century, Abbott takes a fair look at Portland and the Metro region, and the affects of the urban growth boundary.  He is fair and biased, pointing out the healthy downtown, but also the extremely high housing costs and traffic congestion.  Part history, part geography, part cultural celebration, part political science, it is readable and solid purchase.  Index and footnotes.

Ackerman, Lillian A., ed.  A Song to the Creator: Traditional Arts of Native American Women of the Plateau.  Univ, Oklahoma Press, 1996.  $29.95 hb, $18.95 pb.  Derived from an exhibit catalog of a show produced at Washington State Univ.  Interviews with the artists who still practice traditional crafts are the most valuable part of the book.

Adams, Melvin R.   Netting the Sun: A Personal Geography of the Oregon Desert.  A set of history and natural history essays set and inspired by the desert of Lake County.  Washington State University Press. 0-87422-236 2.  Pb, 150 pages, 2001.

Alexander, Shana. The Astonishing Elephant. Whatís this book doing in a column about Oregonia?  A lot. Alexander was present at the birth of Packy in the Portland Zoo, 1961, and fell for the great beasts. A good third of this book is about breeding efforts at the Portland zoo, and local elephant experts are prominently featured.  Random House, 0679456600; HB $26, index, bibliography, 300 pages. c. 2000

Allen, Ginny.  Oregon Painters: The First Hundred Years. Oregon Historical Society Press. 408 pages with material on 500 artists.  If you work in a public library, and have people come in with the last name of a painter whose work sits in grandma's living room, you know you need this book.  $40, HB.

Andersen, Shea.  Snowshoe Routes Oregon. Routes though out the Cascades, and a cluster in the Joseph area are found in this book. Another fine product from the Mountaineers.  0-89886-833-5 Pb $17, 200 pgs, with contact information for ranger districts, etc.

Anderson, Chris.    Edge Effects.  The author writes about life on the edge of the McDonald-Dunn forest near Corvallis.

Arsdol, Ted, ed.  Frontier Soldier: The Letters of Major John S. Hatheway, 1833-1853.  Hatheway was stationed at Ft. Vancouver in 1849, as well as elsewhere in the country.  Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust, 1999. 183 pages, pb.  OHQ, summer 2001.

Arthur, Jean.  Timberline and a Century of Skiing on Mount Hood.  Whitefish Editions, Whitefish Montana. 1998.  0-9645477-0-8.  $21.95.  An interesting look at the history of skiing on the mountain.  The trim size (roughly 8 x 10) and high price for a paperback are unfortunate, but you might consider if you have a lot of skiers in your area.

Ashbaugh, James G.  The Pacific Northwest: Geographic Perspectives.  Dubuque, Iowa:  Kendall-Hunt. 1997. 440 p. $59.00.  Ashbaugh is a retired PSU prof. Covers natural history and physical geography, and a section on the current economy.  Academic.

Ashworth, William. The Wallowas: Coming of Age in the Wilderness. A 1978 title still in print.   Ashworth writes of his experiences as a young man in the mountains. More about embracing life in the wild than it is natural history, but a fine book, nicely written.

Attebery, Louie.  J.R. Simplot: A Billion the Hard Way.  A nicely-written, complimentary biography of businessman J.R. Simplot.  An interesting story about an influential man in Eastern Oregon.   Come to think of it, I guess billionaires are influential just about anywhere.  Caxton Press,  2000.  0-87004-399-4.  $25

Babcock, Scott and Bob Carson.  Hiking Washingtonís Geology.  Mountaineers, pb. $17.  270 pp.  2000.  Divides the state into eight regions, and rates hikes as easy, medium and hard.  A fine book, it has descriptions of the hikes and the geologic sites along the way.  A nice feature is that, for each hike, the authors give references for more information on that area.  The references are repeated at the back of the book.

Bacon, Thorn.  Remme's Ride for the Gold.  True story of a race between the steamboat and a horseman in 1855.  They left San Francisco for Portland.  True adventure.  Bookpartners, 1-885221-07-x hb; 1-885221-11-8, pb. $12.95 & 8.95

Ball, Durwood.  Army Regulars on the Western Frontier, 1848-1861.  A very interesting book, it is researched in a manner to please any scholar, but written in a lively enough style to please an interested lay reader.  There is little about Oregon here, I suspect most of Oregonís Indian wars were conducted by militia.  However, there is quite a bit about Washington, including the Spokane expedition of 1858 (Col. George Wright led that campaign-for more on Wright, see Schlicke, Carl P.  General George Wright:  Guardian of the Pacific Coast.  Norman, Oklahoma.  Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1988.) and the San Juan spat with the British of 1859 (sometimes called the ìPig War.î)   Index, wonderful bibliography.  Hb, University of Oklahoma Press, 2001.  0-8061-3312-0.

Barbera, Mia.  The Official Rails-to Trails Conservancy Handbook.  If you havenít heard, rails-to-trails is a nationwide movement to convert unused railroad lines to hiking/horseback/bicycle trails.  The fairly gentle rises required by railroads means easy traveling for the rest of us.  This guide describes trails, and lets you know which activities are allowed-hiking, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, bicycling, in-line skating, and wheelchair access.  I like it.  Globe-Pequot Press, 2001. 0-7627-0696-1, pb. 220 p, $15.

Barcott, Bruce.  The Measure of a Mountain:  Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier.  Ballantine.  0-345-42633-9  $12.95 (1997)  Nicely written book on Washington's mountain. Natural history, climbing, history, geology.Ý

Barish, Eileen.  Doin' the Northwest with your Pooch.  Pet-Friendly Publications, Scottsdale AZ 800-638-3637.  ISBN 1-884465-06-4.  $19.95.  670 pages of places to stay and things to do with your dog. I don't understand the recent phenomenon of building your life and travels around your pet, but anyone who has seen the big dog park in Seattle knows its real.  Sure to be popular, if you file it in your travel books.

Barr, Tom.  Scenic Driving Oregon.  Getting dated, 1993, but with a lot of drives covering all of the state except the Southeast.  Falcon Books, $15.  1-56044-440-1 pb, 276 pp.

Barstad, Fred.  Best Easy Day Hikes:  Mount St. Helens.  Pocket-sized hiking guide at a good price, $6.95.  Falcon:  1-56044-697-8.  pb, 1999.*

Battaile, Connie Hopkins.  The Oregon Book Information A to Z.  Newport, OR:  Saddle Mountain Press, 1998.  $29.95.  Straight alphabetical "just the facts ma'am" guide to Oregon.  Buy two, one for reference, one for the browsers, and keep it locked up during the Rose Festival.

Beals, Herbert, translator and editor.  For Honor and Country, The Diary of Bruno De Hezeta.  An English translation of the diary of the Basque navigator who sailed from Mexico up the Oregon Coast to Vancouver Island around 1775.  (Heceta Head is named for him.) It also gives brief recaps of other Spanish voyages up the Pacific Coast. A book for scholars and hard cores, but a valuable contribution to Oregon History.  Oregon Historical Society Press, Western Imprints.  1985.  0-87595-120-1.

Beauchamp, Monte, Ed.  Life and Times of R. Crumb: Comments from Contemporaries  . Crumb is a Portland based cartoonist, one of the ìUndergroundî comic artists of the 1960s.  (He created ìKeep on Truckiníî amongst other things.  This book is short essays from various folks (Matt Groening, Terry Gilliam) on how Crumb affected their own work.  By the way, another volume in the compiled complete works of Crumb recently came out, I think it was number 14.  If you are looking for a book challenge, you might find one there.  This oneís from St. Martinís, Pb, 1998. 0-312-19571-0. $18.

Beck, Warren A.  Historical Atlas of the American West.  0-8061-2193-9.  University of Oklahoma Press, 1989, still in print.  0-8061-21939.  A fine book, covering wildlife, geology, explorations, Indian tribes, you name it.  Covers little known stuff, like Spanish and Mexican explorers, sheep trails, all sorts of cool stuff.

Beckham, Dow.  Stars in the Dark: Coal Mines of Southwestern Oregon. Hereís a chance to display my ignorance.  I never knew that Oregon had working coal mines.  These mines were in the Coos Bay-Coquille area.  The first one opened about 1852, the last closed in 1955.  Super research, good photos.  Arago Books 1283 N. 14Th st, Coos Bay. Pb, 220 pp.  0-930998 065 $19.

Bell, F. Heward.  The Pacific Halibut:  The Resource of the Fishery. Alaska Northwest  0-88240-141-6  $19.95.  "First book to document the halibut and the halibut fishery in detail."Ý

Bennett, Alan, et. al.  Mountain Bike, Washington: A Guide to the Classic Trails.  Menasha Ridge Press, (dist. Globe Pequot) $16, pb 400 pages.  0 89732-2800.  2d ed. 1999.  Same deal as Mountain Bike, Oregon, by Leman.

Bennett, Jeff and Tonya.  A Guide to the Whitewater Rivers of Washington, 2d ed. Portland:  Swiftwater Publishing 0-9629843-7-X  $24.95.  No date, but fairly recent.  Hardcore whitewater for your local crazies.  Includes N. Oregon.

Bergman, Ann et. al.  Going Places: Family Getaways in the Pacific Northwest.  Revised and Expanded 4th edition.  Books for Parents Publishing, Seattle. (Distributed by Sasquatch.) 0-9614626-8x, 2000.  Pb, $20, 720 pp, indexed.  Bergman is founder of Portland Parent magazine.  This is a fine book.  The authors really lay out places that families can visit, eat, and sleep- it is not a quicky ìeat a Chucky-Cheesesî type thing, Details include telling you that the Aztec Willie and Joey Rose restaurant has a kids play area, but that the glass-topped tables are a little tippy.  I winced when I saw that my favorite quiet place, the Japanese Gardens, was listed, along with the phrase ìkids love the hide and seek trails,î but I suspect she is right- and after all, she didnít write the book for me.  Covers Oregon, Washington and BC.

Bernstein, Art.   Hiking Oregonís Southern Cascades and Siskiyous.   80 Hikes including the Wild Rogue and Kalmiopsis Wildernesses west of Grants Pass, the Oregon Caves area, Red Buttes in California, and the stretch of the Cascades from Mt. Thielsen and Boulder Creek south to the California line.  Hikes are rated for length, effort, elevation, and best months.  A fine guide.  Falcon Books/Globe Pequot. 1-56044-8989.  $19 pb.  2001.

Best, Constance and Laurie Wayburn.  ìAmericaís Private Forests: Status and Stewardship.î According to the authors, 60% of the countryís forest land is privately owned-much of it by individuals, not corporations. Lots of facts and figures, with a ìjust the factís maíamî style.  Some references to Oregon directly, but there is much here that relates to our state.  Island Press is a decidedly ìgreenî publisher. The writing style makes this pretty much an academic library purchase, unless there is a lot of interest in forests in your library. 2001, Pacific Forest Trust with Island Press.  260 pp, Index and Bib. 1-55963-900-8 (hb); 1-55963-901-6 (pb)

Betts, Robert B.   In Search of York: The Slave Who Went to the Pacific with Lewis and Clark.   Revised edition, 2000.   James Holmberg took this fine look at William Clarkís slave, and added a chapter based on material that has come to light since 1985.  Beautifully illustrated with lots of paintings, it also has endnotes and a bibliography.  Betts covered what is known about York, traces rumors and fills gaps with intelligent speculation.  A good purchase for academic and public libraries.  200 pg, Hb, $40.  0-87081-618-7

Billington, Monroe Lee.  African Americans on the Western Frontier.  University Press of Colorado, 1998.  Hb, 280 pp.  0870-814-915.  Covers the years 1850-1900.  Not a lot of material on Oregon in this one, as there were few African-American residents in the state before the Second World War.  However, the authors really did their homework, and found a few cases of slaves being held in what was technically a ìfreeî state.  The book is well footnoted, and could be used as a starting point for more extensive research on the subject of slavery in Oregon.

Blair, Karen J.  Northwest Women:  An annotated bibliography of Sources on the History of Oregon and Washington Women, 1787-1970..  Washington State Univ Press 0-87422-145-5, $32.95  1997. Organized by author, this bibliography does have a useful index by name, profession, location, clothing, etc.

Blake, Tupper and Madeleine and William Kittredge.  Balancing Water: Restoring the Klamath Basin.  Although Kittredge is the name here, this book belongs to the Blakes.  Their photography is drop-dead beautiful, and the printing is absolutely first quality.  A large picture-table type book, it has sections by Kittredge on various topics related to the question of water usage in the Klamath basin, interspersed with the photographs.  For me, the text, part history, part advocacy, and part philosophy doesnít really work, but the photos make up for it.  A must purchase for libraries near and in the Klamath Basin, and should be considered by other Oregon libraries.  The CIP calls this 333.91; but I would put it in photography or travel, and be sure to give it a photography subject heading.  Univ. Of California Press, 2000.  Hb, 170 pp.

Bloom, Barbara. Romance of Waterfalls: Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. 1998, Outdoor Romance Publishing, 817 SW 139th, Portland 97233.  Pb, $17. 250 pages.  Using Portland as a base, the book has falls sorted by driving time from the city. Rates falls by attractiveness and on how difficult it is to reach.  The home-made art and poetry give the book an amateurish look, which is too bad, as there is good information here.

Booth, Percy T.  Valley of the Rogues.  This booklet was first put out by the Josephine County Historical Society in 1970.  It just had its fourth printing.  Although dated in language, it still is filling the need for someone.  No index or bibliography.  Josephine County Historical Society, Box 34, Kerby OR.  97537.

Bourke, Paul and Donald DeBats.  Washington County:  Politics and Community in Antebellum America.  Johns Hopkins Univ:  1995.    0-8018 5946-8  $15.95.  A Ph.D. thesis re-worked, still, its about Washington County Oregon, and should be on the shelves of those libraries, at least.Ý

Boyd, Robert, ed.  Indians, Fire and the Land in the Pacific Northwest.  Oregon State Univ. Press, 1999. 0-87071-459-7. Paperback, $34.95.  I haven't read this one, but a bunch of scholars wrote essays on how Indians used fire before the white man came. The publisher says, "together, these writings also offer historical perspective on the contemporary debate over 'prescribed burning' on public lands."  Essays include "Strategies of Indians Burning in the Willamette Valley." And  "Natives Uses of Fire in Southwestern Oregon."  Scholarly.

Boyd, Robert.  People of the Dalles: The Indians of Wascopam Mission.  A nicely-written scholarly book on a topic that probably has little general interest.  Boyd found, in the archives of the University of Puget Sound, letters and diaries of Missionary Henry Perkins, who had a mission at The Dalles from 1838 to 1844.  Perkins wrote quite a bit about the culture and folkways of the Wasco-Wishram and Sahaptin tribes living there.  The descendants of those people now live in Warm Springs.  This really is first-rate, readable scholarship.  Recommended for Universities, and public libraries near the Dalles and Warm Springs.  University of Nebraska Press, 1997.   0-8032-1236-4

Broder, David.  Democracy Derailed: Initiative Campaigns and the Power of Money. The pundit holds forth on the initiative system.  Contains quite a bit on Oregon.  James H. Silberman (Harcourt) 015-100464-1.  HB, 260 pp
$23.  2000.

Brown, Vinson.  Native Americans of the Pacific Coast. also published as Peoples of the Sea Wind in 1977.  Covers tribes from Northern Baja to Alaska. This is a strange book, with a little bit of information on folkways, and a lot of folklore. Despite the title, not all tribes are covered.  The Oregon tribes are simply called the ìCoast Salish and Chinook.î An optional purchase.  Naturegraph Publishers,1977,1985.  0 87961-1359 for pb; 0-87961-134-0 for Hb.

Brown, W. Dean.  How to Form a Corporation, LLC or Partnership in Oregon.  Part of a series for several states, the opening chapters are general, the last chapter specific to Oregon.  He font is hard on my old eyes, but young entrepreneur types should have no trouble.  Corporate Publishing Co. 1 930617-216.  Pb.  2000.

Brown, Vinson.  Native Americans of the Pacific Coast also published as Peoples of the Sea Wind in 1977.  Covers tribes from Northern Baja to Alaska. This is a strange book, with a little bit of information on folkways, and a lot of folklore. Despite the title, not all tribes are covered.  The Oregon tribes are simply called the ìCoast Salish and Chinook.î An optional purchase.  Naturegraph Publishers,1977,1985.  0 87961-1359 for pb; 0-87961-134-0 for Hb.

Buan, Carolyn M.  This Far-Off Sunset Land:  A Pictorial History of Washington County, Oregon.  Washington County Historical Society/Donning Publishing, Virginia Beach, VA.  Nicely illustrated history of Oregon's 2d most populous county.  Available from the Washington County Historical Society, 503-645-5353.  $34.95

Bucchi, Kenneth C. Inside Job: Deep Undercover as a Corporate Spy.  Author Bucchi was evidently hired by Boise Cascade to work as a NARC in their Medford plywood mill.  This book is based on his experiences there.  It sounds interesting, and may be useful in 75 years for people trying to puzzle out the late 20th century. Penmarin Books, 336 p; 6x9 hb; $24. 1 883955-28-9.

Burkhardt, D.C. Jesse.  Backwoods Railroads:  Branchlines and Shortlines of Western Oregon.  This isn't a new book, but I saw that it was still in print.  This is a book for railroad buffs, nicely illustrated, with chapters on the Valley Branch of the Southern Pacific, Coos Bay, Tillamook Bay Railroad; Vernonia, Forest Grove; Oregon Coastline Express, Santiam County, Toledo; Willamette Valley Railroad; Oregon Electric, and a few others.  My libraryís copy has checked out 29 times in 6 years, not too bad, and it remains in excellent condition.  Washington State University Press, 168 p, HB. $45.  0-87422-104-8

Calkins, Erica.  Hatchet, Hands and Hoe:  Planting the Pioneer Spirit.  Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, 1996.  Pb 127 p;   Calkins is an Oregon City based plant folklorist, for want of a better term.  This breezy book covers wild and introduced plants, flowers, medicinals, and food plants from the pioneer era in Oregon.  Not scholarly, for popular use.  Calkins also gives great "living history" presentations, if you are looking for a program for your library.  0-897004-372-2.

Callahan, John.  Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot:  The Autobiography of a Dangerous Man.  Notorious cartoonist John Callahan tells his tale.

Campbell, Arthur.  John Day River:  Drift and Historical Guide.  Frank Amato Pub 0-936608-11-0.  $19.95 (1980, revised 1995)  A detailed guide to floating down the Central Oregon river. Useful for historians, tourists, and rafters.  Recommended.

Canfield, Gae Whitney.  Sarah Winnemucca of the Northern Paiutes.  University of Oklahoma Press.  1983, but still in print.  Winnemucca was born in Nevada about 1844, she grew up to speak five languages, and was one of the first Indians to publish a book in English: Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims.  She had a generally eventful life. The Paiute live and lived in the Great Basin area, including SE Oregon.  The author is a librarian, from Emporia State!  0-8061-2090-8 $16, pb.

Carlson, Kim.  Best Places-Portland.  4th Edition of the series from Sasquatch Books in Seattle.  1998.  A good guide to the city.  PB $16.95.  1-57061-123-8.*

Carriker, Robert. C.  Father Peter John DeSmet: Jesuit in the West.  U. Oklahoma Press, 1998. 266 p. $14 pb.  DeSmet was a major factor in Catholic Missionary work among the Indians of the Northwest.  He was involved at Ft. Vancouver, Oregon City, and Eastern Oregon.

Chace, Rebecca.  Chautauqua Summer: Adventures of a Late Twentieth Century Vaudevillian.  "Touring the Northwest with the Flying Karamazov Brothers."

Chatters, James C.  Ancient Encounters: Kennewick Man and the First Americans.  Chatters is the anthropologist who first dated Kennewick man.  He writes of what he knows of the skeleton, and of the politics involved in its study.  Simon and Schuster, 2001.  0-684-85936-X. Hb, Bib, Index, Footnotes, 250 pages. $26.

Checchio, Michael.  Being, Nothingness and Fly Fishing: How One Man Gave up Everything to Fish the Fabled Waters of the West.  Why people practice Zen is a mystery to me.  All Iíve ever had to do in order experience a feeling of nothingness and detachment from the world is to attend an all staff meeting.  Anyway, Checchio has compiled a sort of diary/memoir of fishing, with emphasis on the North Umpqua.  Not a how-too, not full of deep thoughts rolling up out of the water, and not particularly interesting.  An optional purchase for public libraries, except those near the Umpqua.  Lyons Press, 2001. 1-58574-341-0.  240 pages, $25, HB.

Christensen, Mark, ed.   Wild Life:  Unusual Oregon.  A flakey title from Sasquatch, 1997.  $16.95, although I picked one up at Powell's for $4.90.  pb. 1-57061-050-9.  Primarily stuff Portland, such as the best bar, best place to buy dope, interspersed with short stories set in Oregon.  I kinda like it.

Church, Mike. RV Adventures in the Pacific Northwest: A Camping Guide to Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia.  March 2000 by Rolling Homes Press  Trade Paper 0-9652968-4-9  $15.  Came across this one on iPage.  Now you know as much about it as I do.

Coates, Sally O'Neal.  Great Bike Rides in Eastern Washington and Oregon. pb $11.95.  Berkeley:  Wilderness Press.  1996.  800-443-7227.  0-89997 200-4.  A nice guide with clear, if not overly detailed maps, descriptions of the route and sites along it, a ranking of difficult and miles.

Codrescu, Andrei.  Hail Babylon: In search of the American City at the End of the Millennium.  New York:  St. Martin's Press.  1998. hb.  The professional whiner from National Public Radio does a quick look at several US cities, including 10 pages on Portland and Salem.  Purchase only if you truly want everything.

Cody, Robin.  Voyage of a Summer Sun:  Canoeing the Columbia River.   "Solo trek from the river's source to its mouth."

Colasurdo, Christine.  Return to Spirit Lake:  Journey Through a Lost Landscape.  Sasquatch>  1-57061-081-9 $16.95  (1997)    Literary look at Mt. St. Helen's Spirit Lake.

Coleman, Loren.  The Field Guide to Bigfoot, Yeti, and Other Mystery Primates Worldwide.  0-380-80253-5 .  Avon books, $12.50 pb.  I haven't seen it, but really, how can you say no?  A colleague today (I write this March 15) was asked by a little girl for a book of "true facts on leprechauns."  A gentle hint that there may not be such creatures brought forth the tears.  Have this book available to avoid a similar tragedy in your library when asked about good old Sasquatch.

Collins, Andrew.  Fodorís Gay Guide to the Pacific Northwest. 1997.  0679033769.  $11, 164 pp.  Mostly a straight-ahead travel book, there are sections on gay bars.  The trim size, 7î high but only 4î deep, is designed to fit in your back pocket, not a library shelf.  Has sections on Portland, Eugene, Ashland, and Yachats.

Cone, Joseph.  Common Fate:  Endangered Salmon and the People of the Pacific Northwest.   Human and natural history are intertwined.

Conford, Michal.  River People: Behind the Case of David Sohappy.  A 1990 documentary about the conviction of David Sohappy and his son for poaching salmon from the Columbia.  Sohappy was an Indian activist who was brought to trial in the hunt for people to blame for one of the periodic drops in the Salmon runs.  Available from Filmmakers Library in New York as a VHS video, 50 minutes.  Rental is $75, purchase is $295.

Conner, Bud.  Great White Sturgeon Angling.  Frank Amato 1-57188-067-4 $14.95  (1996)  Man, these are some fish!

Cook, Sybilla Avery.  Walking Portland:  A Falcon Guide.  pb $12.95.  1998.  1-56044-604-8.  Small pocket sized book, nice for walking, but expensive for what you get.  Endorsed by the American Volkssport association.  The directions are clear, but to tell you the truth, I checked out my neighborhood, the "Beverly Cleary" walk, and somehow the author missed the charm of the neighborhood.  Before I take a walk, I want to know if it will be a good one!  Cook missed the boat here.

Cooke, Sarah Spear.  A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon.  Seattle Audubon Society, 1997.  0-914516-11-6 $24.95.  Illustrated with line drawings of high quality and some color plates, this book covers wetland plants south to Lane County and East to the Cascades.  Covers native and introduced plants- a very fine book.

Cope, Vern.  Oregon Earthquake Handbook: An Easy to understand information and survival manual.  Vern Cope, Portland OR 0-9635564-3-6  $11.95  (1993)  Survival guide for "the big one."

Cordes, Kathleen.  Americaís National Historic Trails.  Univ. Oklahoma Press, 1999.  0-8061-31039, pb. 350 pp. Three Oregon trails are covered: Lewis and Clark, Oregon; and Nez Perce.  History of the trails, how they were when they became historic, and travel information on following them now.  Beautiful photos.

Cotton, Alice. When Buildings Speak: Stories Told By Oregonís Historical Architecture. Drawings of 20 Oregon buildings, with notes on their style, owners and history. Artemis Publishing, Portland 2001.  Bib and Index, 70 pages, $20.  OHQ Press, Summer 2001.  Abbott, Carl.  Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest.  Part history, part geography, part analysis, part cultural.  Part of a series on American cities.  Abbott is a prof at PSU.  Univ. Penn. Press, 0-8122-1779-9 (pb, also available in hb) 2001.

Crawford, Doc.  North Umpqua Angler's Guide.  Frank Amato 0936608846 $14.95  (1989)  Nice guide, but a little dated.Ý

Crutchfield, James A. It Happened in Oregon. A collection of vignettes of Oregon history. Not particularly inspiring, but succinct introductions to major events in the stateís history. Falcon Books, 1-56044-290-5. $10. 1994.

Davis, William C. The American Frontier, Pioneers, Settlers and Cowboys. 1800-1899  Univ. of Okla. Press. 0-8061-3129-2. Pb. $19.95.  History of Trans-Mississippi Settlement.

de Borchgrave, Alexandra Villard.   Villard: The Life and Times of an American Titan.  2001 by Nan A. Talese Hb,  $30.  Villard was a major financier in the second half of the 19th century.  He was a major player in the newspaper business, and President of the Northern Pacific Railroad.  He was the author of a pamphlet, ìThe History of Transportation in Oregonî and a significant figure in Oregon history.

DeLorme Map Company.  Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer. 4th edition, 2001.  An absolute must for any public and most college libraries.  Detailed topographic maps, well displayed.  0-89933-347-8.  $20.

Dietrich, William.  Northwest Passage:  The Great Columbia River.  "Sweeping panorama of the river's physical and cultural evolution from the 1700s to the present."  Also note that Holbrook's classic The Columbia  is out in a new paperback edition.

Dietrich, William.  The Final Forest:  The Battle for the Last Great Trees of the Pacific Northwest.  A balanced look at the environmentalist-logger duel on the Olympic Peninsula.

Dirlik, Arif ed.  Chinese on the American Frontier.  Dirlik set out to  compile a set of articles and excerpts from various publications on the Chinese in the Western states, up to about 1900. He excludes California because so much work has been done there.  These articles were gathered from a number of places, and are of mixed quality.  There are six entries for the Pacific Northwest, including the Pierce City, Idaho lynching of 5 Chinese suspected of a murder, sections from Christopher Edsonís excellent Chinese in Eastern Oregon 1860-1890; an article on the Snake River massacre of 31 Chinese miners in 1887 (one that seems to have fewer political axes to grind than most I have read about the slayings), another on Chinese culture in the Inland Empire, and one on a Chinese family that achieved financial success in Idaho.  Not included is anything on the Seattle and Tacoma riots of 1886, which are readily available, but it would have been nice to have something on the Portland Chinatown, or the anti-Chinese agitation in Oregon City and surrounding areas.  Bibliography with each article, nice photographs, and a good index. Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, formerly the University Press of America.  800-462-6420.  Www.rowmanlittlefield.com Hb, 500 pages. 0 8476-8532-2.   2001.  Here is where you jump- the price is $79.95!

Dodds, Linda and Carolyn Buan.  Portland Then and Now  Featuring black and-white archival photos from the first half of the last century paired with modern shots of the same areas.  140 photos, 70 in color.  Thunder Bay Press.  Hb ISBN: 1571454713

Dodds, Gordon.  The College That Would not Die: The First 50 Years of Portland State University, 1946-1996.  Oregon Historical Society Press, 2000. 531 pp, $40.  The title says it all.  You know if you need it or not.

Donahue, Mike.  Portland Rose Festival: For You a Rose in Portland Grows.  1-56037-106-4.  Primarily nice color pictures of the Portland festival, with a little historical stuff thrown in.  $19.95.  *

Donahue, Debra L.  The Western Range Revisited:  Removing Livestock from Public Lands to Conserve Native Biodiversity.  Univ. of Oklahoma Press. $47.95. 0-8061-3176-4.  352 p.  Grazing on public lands is a hot issue in Eastern Oregon. Donahue presents the case for ending this century-old practice.

Drake, Barbara.  Peace at Heart:  An Oregon Country Life.  OSU Press 1998.  0-87071-455-4 $15.95 pb.  Essays on farm living in the Yamhill valley.  Drake is a prof at Linfield College, and writes well.

Druckman, Mason.  Wayne Morse: A Political Biography. Morse, nicknamed ìThe Tiger of the Senateî had an interesting life-Dean of the U of O law school, arbitrator for the waterfront strikes of the 30s, and Senator, who was an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam.  Oregon Historical Society Press, 1997.  Hb, 545 pp, index and bib. 0-87595-263-1.  $35.

Dubofsky, Melvyn.  We Shall Be All: A History of the Industrial Workers of the World.  A revision and abridgment of the 1969 classic history of the IWW.  The IWW was notable for its activities in the PNW, being involved in messes at Everett and Centralia, in 1916 and 1919, and in organizing a timber-strike in 1917.  Cribbed from Marcus Widenorís positive review in the Summer, 2001 Oregon Historical Quarterly.  Univ. Of Illinois Press, 2000.  Photos, bib nd Index, 299 pages.  $18 pb, $50 cloth.

Dunegan, Lizann.  Hike America Oregon.  A nicely done book, part of a series put out by Globe Pequot.  Hikes are sorted by type (Hot Springs, Waterfalls, Lighthouses...) and have good profile and birds-eye maps.  Includes material on wildlife and geology around the hikes.  0-7627 0762-3 $18.  Pb, 362 pp.

Dunegan, Lizann.  Mountain Bike America:  Oregon.  Beachway Press, 9201 Beachway Lane, Springfield, VA 22153-1441. 888-Beachway.  1-882997 10-7.  $16; 1998. Pb, 241.   This is a pretty darn good book on off-road bike trails.  Rides cover the whole state and have contour maps as well as overview maps.  They include good descriptions, places to state, numbers to call for trail updates, etc.  A good buy, even for a 1998 book.

Dunegan, Lizann, et. al.  Insidersí Guide: Oregon Coast  Despite having a lot of pages, a high price tag, and small typeface, I came away disappointed.  The book is mostly a straight-ahead listing of state parks and tourist attractions. What ìInsiderís Tipsî they do have includes such scintillating information as ìThe Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has a wealth of information on fishing regulationsî...with a website address, but no telephone number or address.  Falcon Books, pb, 2000.  300 p $20.

Durbin, Kathie.  Tree Huggers: Victory, Defeat and Renewal in the Northwest Ancient Forest Campaign.  This 1996 title is still in print. It is unabashedly environmentalist, covers Spotted Owls and salvage riders. Densely written. The author worked in Eugene for many years before moving to Portland.  Mountaineers, 1996. 0-89886-488-7. Hb 302 pages, Indexed.

Egan, Timothy.  Lasso the Wind:  Away to the New West.  Knopf $25.00; 266 p.  Egan is PNW correspondent for the NY Times.  Egan looks around at much of the modern, unromantic west. He writes of fly-fishing, cattle, federal land management, an appearance of the Virgin Mary in Washington, and a chapter on his birthplace of Wallowa County, Oregon. There he looks at land-use clashes between Indians, loggers, environmentalists, and vacationers.  Egan will probably rustle some feathers by trying to not take sides, but just tell the stories.  Well reviewed in major media sources.

Egan, Timothy.  The Good Rain:  Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest.  Seattle journalist retraces a pioneer's journey from Vancouver Island to Southern Oregon.

Eggers, Kerry.  The Bill Schonely Story.  Biography of Trail Blazers broadcaster Bill Shoenely.  BookPartners, 1-58151-018-7, hb $21.95.Ý

Epps, Garrett.  To an Unknown God: Religious Freedom on Trial 2001,  St. Martin's Press- HB  0-312-26239-6  $25.  Epps is a law professor at the University of Oregon. In this book, he chronicles a 1989 Oregon case that went to the Supreme Court, one that might have had far-reaching changes on religious freedom in the United States- Employment Department v. Smith.  The case concerned a Klamath Indian, Al Smith, who was an employee of a alcohol-treatment program.  When Smithís employer found out that he had used peyote in a religious ceremony, he was fired.  The case began when Smith claimed unemployment benefits, but it evolved into a general look at religious freedom, especially when religious practices clash with existing law.
 Epps balances legal arguments with the history and families of Smith and Dave Frohnmayer, then Attorney General of Oregon.  Epps admires both men and their families.  There is a beautiful chapter on the Rajneeshee incident in Antelope, how it affected Frohnmayer, and how religious freedom could, if treated as an absolute right, become a threat. There are also lucid explanations of the evolution of peyote religion, and Alcoholics Anonymous treatment programs.  Smithís employer, ADAPT, was an alcohol-treatment program in Roseburg that followed AA principles.
 A lot of Oregon libraries are going to want this book-my gripe is that it could have been better.  Sometimes it reads like a legal thriller, except that Epps tells us the ending early on.  Sometimes it reads like an introduction to how the Supreme Court hears cases, which is interesting, but unfortunately, I got lost at the highest level of the explanation, when Epps tries to explain the Supreme Courtís ruling.  Still, it is an interesting book about a couple of local heroes.

Evans, Steven Ross. Voice of the Old Wolf: Lucullus Virgil McWhorter and the Nez Perce Indians. Washington State U. Press, 1996. $32, hb; $20 pb. 250 pp/. McWhorter was an early Nez Perce scholar, moving to Yakima in 1903. He not only wrote on the Nez Perce war, but also Nez Perce history from 1880 to 1944.

Evers-Williams, Myrlie.  Watch Me Fly:  What I Learned on the Way to Becoming the Woman I was Meant to Be.  Little, Brown.  1999, hb. $23.  0 316-25520-3.  Bend resident Brown recently completed a term as Chairman of the NAACP, where she cleaned up what was becoming a financial scandal.  This is primarily a memoir of her life with Medgar Evers, living as a single mother, getting involved in politics, and self discovery.  Not really a book about Oregon, but definitely a book by a notable resident.  Ý

Fanselow, Julie.  Traveling the Oregon Trail 2d ed.  A very practical guide to retracing the route. Has suggested reading, visitor centers, maps, places to stay, etc.  Falcon Books, $16. 1-58592-080-0.  2001.

Feeney, Stephanie.  Northwest Gardeners' Resource Directory.  7th ed, 1997.  0-9639853-4-5  A guide to nurseries, gardens, plant shows, etc in the northwest.  Useful.

Foster-Lewis,  Sharon and Ken.  Teatime in the Northwest, 2d ed.  1998.  Speed Graphics, 0-9617699-7-1  $16.95.  Indexed.  280 pages of places to drink tea, and some recipes.  I wouldn't call this an essential purchase, but it is a second edition, so somebody likes it.

Foye, Joseph Francis. A Treasure of Promises Kept: A Centenary History of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Priory and Parish, Portland, Oregon 1894 1994. A church history of a NE Portland parish.  Turner Publishing, Paducah, KY, 1999.  240 pages, Hb.  OHQ Summer, 2001.

Frazer, Robert W. Forts of the West.  University of Oklahoma Press, 1965.  Still in print.  A handy little guide that attempts to give a paragraph or two on most every semi-permanent military installation in the west up to 1898. Oregon includes Baily; Dalles; Harney; Henrietta; Hoskins; Klamath; Lamerick; Lane; Leland; Orford; Smith; Stevens; Umpqua; Vannoy and Yamhill in Oregon.  0-8061-1250-6 $16, pb.

Fredrickson, Jim.  Railroad Shutterbug:  Jim Fredrickson's Northern Pacific.  A new release from the WSU press, $40 HB, 0-87422-195-1, or $28 pb, 0-87422-197-8.  (Given the high quality of WSU books, I would lean towards the hardback-it will look good for years.)  Fredrickson began shooting railroad photos in 1936, and started working for the NP in 1943. The Northern Pacific just barely reached into Oregon, with a line coming down from Tacoma to Portland, so this isn't really an "Oregon title."  But these are good photos, along with stories of the people in the photographs.  Cool.

Friedman, Ralph.   In Search of Western Oregon;
Friedman, Ralph.  Oregon for the Curious;
Friedman, Ralph.  Tracking Down Oregon;
Friedman, Ralph.  The Other Side of Oregon.  Short amusing tales of Oregon history.  Everybody should have them.  Reprinted by Caxton Press.

Gerald, Paul.  60 Hikes within 60 Miles : Portland.  A good guidebook with descriptions, water and toilet access, and how to get there.  Nothing fancy, but bound to be useful.  Menasha Ridge Press (Globe Pequot) 2001.  0-89732-383-1. Pb, $16, 200 pages.

Gibb, Evelyn McDaniel.  Two Wheels North: Bicycling the West Coast in 1909.  A cool and wonderful book.  Victor McDaniel and his friend Ray Francisco rode their bicycles from Santa Rosa, California (north of San Francisco) to Seattle for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exhibition of 1909.  This book, written by McDanielís son after long talks with Dad, is composed of memories, long letters written to the Santa Rosa newspaper, and wonderful postcards the men sent home. Oregon stops included Ashland, Meford, Grants Pass, Wolf Creek, Canyonville, Roseburg, Oakland, Drain, Eugene/Springfield, Harrisburg, Albany, Jefferson, Salem, Brooks, and Portland.  Unfortunately, no index.  OSU Press, 2000. 0-87071-485-6, Pb. 180 pp.  ìWinner of the Pacific Northwest Writers Asso. Nonfiction Book Award.î

Gibbs, Jim.  Twilight on the Lighthouses. A history of Pacific Coast lighthouses, but more detailed than the usual book of this type.  Oregon lights include Cape Blanco, Coquille River; Umpqua River; Heceta Head; Cleft of the Rock; Old Yaquina Bay; Yaquina Head; Cape Meares; Tillamook (ìTerrible Tillyî) Point Adams; Desdemona Sands; Warrior Rock and the Willamette River Light.  Some of these lights are gone, or have only the tiniest remnants.  Pretty cool.  Schiffer Publishing.  0-88740-930-X.  Hb, 150 large pages, 1996.

Gibson, James. Lifeline of the Oregon County: The Fraser-Columbia Brigade System, 1811-1847.  Univ. of British Columbia Press, Vancouver BC 199. $75 nb (whoo!) only $25 pb. (Whew!) 292 pp. The author looks at how the Hudson's Bay company supplied its fur trading posts. An interesting idea, but a reviewer said it has some flaws in accuracy. (OHQ)

Gifford, Benjamin and Steve Terrill. Oregon Then and Now. Terrill retraced the steps of Gifford, who died in 1936, and re-shot 110 photographs from as close to the original location as possible.  The reproduction of the historic glass plate negatives is singled out for praise in Terry Toedtemeierís review in the Summer 2001 OHQ. Westcliffe Publishing, Englewood, Colorado, 2000.  192 pages $60.

Gilkey, Helen and Patricia Packard.  Winter Twigs: A Wintertime Key to Deciduous Trees and Shrubs of Northwest Oregon and Western Washington. What an interesting woman Helen Gilkey must have been.  This book, revised by Patricia Packard, gives field marks to almost every barked plant around.  Illustrations show the different bud scabs in each type of huckleberry, the shapes of each seed pair from the Maple family, etc.  Although mostly straight identification, there are bursts of poetry from Gilkey.  Here is a passage from the warning about Poison Oak: ìThe buds are small and naked, appearing as tiny fuzzy tufts. Even in these shrubby forms, clusters of aerial roots, like those used by the climbers for support, are sometimes found at the nodes of stems, though functionless here. The plants are capable of standing erect on their own, but are ready for the emergency of close proximity to a tree which could serve as a convenient means of support...In passing, it may be emphasized that, in spite of its misleading common name, Poison Oak is not an oak and has no relationship to this family. The Sumac family, to which it belongs, contains other poisonous species, notably Poison Sumac and the species from which certain oriental lacquers are derived. To its credit, however, it contains, also, the useful Cashew, Pistachio Nut, and Mango.î OSU Press, 0-87971-530-5. 2001.

Gilkey, Helen M.  And La Rea J. Dennis.  Handbook of Northwestern Plants.  Rev. Ed.  A scholarly, but accessible guide to NW plants.  It has undergone several updates since the first edition in 1929.  This is the latest, and I donít know how you can pass it up.  Oregon State Univ. Press, 2001.  0 87071-490-2 Pb, 500 pages, (there may be a hardback as well.)

Gilliss, Julia.  So Far From Home: An Army Bridge on the Western Frontier, 1865-1869.  Gilliss was the wife of an Army quartermaster.  They were stationed at Fort Dalles, Portland, Fort Vancouver, Astoria, Fort Stevens, Camp Harney and Camp Warner.  This book is composed of Gilliss letters home to Boston.  She writes in a lively style, and the post-civil war years donít get much press in Oregon, compared to the Trail years.  Oregon Historical Society Press, 1993.  Pb, footnotes, bibliography. 230 pp.  $15.

Glauber, Carole.  Witch of Kodakery.  Washington State University Press.  0-87422-148-X  $28.00 (1997)  Biography and work of early Oregon photographer Myra Albert Wiggins (1869-1956)  Some nice shots, more mediocre ones.  Not an essential purchase.Ý

Glavin, Terry.  Dead Reckoning: Confronting the Crisis in Pacific Fisheries.  Really about fishing off of British Columbia, but interesting to read another nationís take on the topic of the NW fisheries.  Heís pretty doom and gloom. Glavin writes for the Vancouver Sun.  Mountaineers. $16. 1 55054-576-0, pb.  Bibliography, Index. 1996.

Goetzmann, William H., ed.  Atlas of North American Exploration: From the Norse Voyages to the Race to the Pole.  Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1998.  $24.95 pb.  This one was praised for its high quality and coverage of little-known explorers.  Covers the Pacific well.  Good price."

Goldman, Marion S.   Passionate Journeys: Why Successful Women Joined a Cult.  An interesting new take on the Rajneeshees.  Call it sociological womenís studies.  Goldman is a professor at UO.  University of Michigan Press, 1999.  0-472-11101-9.  Hb, Bib, Index, and some on the methodology used in preparing the book.

Gotshall, Daniel W.  Guide to Marine Invertebrates:  Alaska To Baja California.  Monterey, CA:  Sea Challengers, 1994.  Good pictures of the slimy things that live in tidal pools.  $22.95.  A little spendy for what you get.

Grant, Bert.  The Ale Master.  Sasquatch books 0-935503-19-6.  $19.95  (1998)  Here he is, the grandfather of craft-brewing, the man who opened the country's first brew pub,  Bert Grant.  Short, chatty, and informative on beer, business and brewing.

Graves, Jack.  From Greasers to Gangsters: Four Decades of Delinquents. Graves was a teacher at Camp Tillamook, part of the MacLaren boys school. This is a collection of stories about students he worked with over the years.  The collections shelf value is hurt by a poor cover.  Garibaldi Books, 1996. Box 283, Garibaldi 97118.  0-965243419. Pb, 190 pp $12.  Jagraves@wcn.net

Graves Jack L.  Flagg of the Mimi. Historic Fiction based on a shipwreck near Nehalem in 1913.  Garibaldi Books, 2000. Box 283, Garibaldi OR 97118. Pb $10. 0-9652434-27.

Graves, Jack L.  ëNowí Never Lasts: Stories of Garibaldi and Garibaldians. Graves tells a lot of interesting, brief stories about his hometown, and throws in lots of pictures.  Garibaldi Books, Box 283, Garibaldi, OR 97118. 1995.  220 pp, pb. $10.

Graves Jack L.  Flagg of the Mimi.  Historic Fiction based on a shipwreck near Nehalem in 1913.  Garibaldi Books, 2000. Box 283, Garibaldi OR 97118. Pb $10. 0-9652434-27.

Graves, Jack.  From Greasers to Gangsters: Four Decades of Delinquents. Graves was a teacher at Camp Tillamook, part of the MacLaren boys school. This is a collection of stories about students he worked with over the years.  The collections shelf value is hurt by a poor cover.  Garibaldi Books, 1996. Box 283, Garibaldi 97118.  0-965243419. Pb, 190 pp $12.  Jagraves@wcn.net

Greene, Jerome A.  Nez Perce Summer, 1877: The U.S. Army and the Nee Me-Poo Crisis.  A thick guide to the campaign of Young Josephís people against the U.S. Army.  Nee-Me-Poo is the Nez Perce word for ìNez Perce.î Methinks it was put in by the publisher for political correctness sake, since the author uses ìNez Perceî for most of the book, and he uses the commonly accepted ìJosephî, ìWhite Birdî etc. Lots of good maps, and the author says he relied almost exclusively on primary sources.  In itís original form, it was a 1996 study commissioned by the feds for Nez Perce National Historical Park.  500 plus pages, which includes 200 pages of notes and bibliography. Hb, Montana Historical Society, 2000. 0-917 298-683.  $50!  Thatís no typo- 50 bucks!  Www.montanahistoricalsociety.com

Guidetti, Geri.  Surviving a Bioterrorist Attack: Prevention, Treatment, Mangement.  Obviously not a NW title, but we thought it was too topical to pass up.  The book is a reprint of the 4th edition (February 2001) of the ìMedical Management of Biological Casualties Handbookî of the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases.  Although perhaps useful to the trained, this is of dubious value to the layman.  For example, on diagnosing anthrax: ìPhysical findings are non-specific. A widened mediastinum may be seen on CXR in later stages of illness. The organism is detectable by Gram stain of the blood and by blood culture late in the course of illness.î    The sections on other diseases (Brucellosis, Glanders, etc.) are just as geared for the medical professional.  If you still want it, you can order copies from the Ark Institute, www.arkinstitute.com or perhaps directly from the Army by writing ìOperational Medicine Department; Attn: MCMR-UIM-O; US Army Medical Research; Institutte of Infectious Diseases; Fort Detric, MD 21702-5011.
 

Guilliford, Andrew.  Sacred Objects and Sacred Places: Preserving Tribal Traditions. An interesting book about traditional Indian religious practices, often told in the voices of the participants.  There is little about Oregon, just some short pieces on the Makah, Salmon fishing at Celilo falls, but it will be of interest to libraries with interest in native religions. University Press of Colorado, 2000.  Hb 286 pp.  0-87981-560 1. Index, bibliography.

Gulick, Bill.  Roll On, Columbia:  Into the Desert.  Univ. Press of Colorado, 1998.  $25, hb.  Third volume of the fictionalized history of the Columbia River, covering the era to the Vanport flood of 1948.

Gulick, Bill.  Manhunt: The Pursuit of Harry Tracy.  Tracy and another shot their way out of the Oregon State Penitentiary in 1902, killing 3 guards.  After a two-Month long chase in a grim comedy of errors, in which Tracy killed four more, he was killed in Washington.  During the manhunt, plays were produced with Tracy as the heros, and newspaper reporters carried firearms, shooting at Tracy and themselves.  Gulick relies primarily on newspaper articles to tell the tale.  Think of it as Ann Rule for 1902.  Caxton Press.  0-87004-392-7 $19, pb.  228 pages, indexed.

Gulick,Bill.  Outlaws of the Pacific Northwest.  Caxton Press. $19.  0 87004-396x.  The veteran western writer covers Western bad men from Portland to Virginia City, Montana.  Mostly about Idaho and Montana, it includes bits on The Dalles; Pendleton; Baker City; and Camp Lyon in Oregon.

Gullo, Jim.  Seattle and Portland For Dummies.  The Dummies folks are expanding to travel books, and although the layout of this one is nice and easy to read, the information is pedestrian.  Hungry Minds Books, 2001 $16 pb, 300 pages.  0-7645-5382-8.

Hadlow, Robert W.  Elegant Arches, Soaring Spans: C.B. Cullough, Oregonís Master Bridge Builder.  The title really says it all.   He built some beauties, too, including the Willamette River Bridge in Oregon City, the original Crooked River High Bridge in Jefferson County, the Depoe Bay Bridge, the Rogue River Bridge in Gold Beach, Cape Creek Bridge in Lane County, Santiam River Bridge in Marion County, the McLoughlin Bridge, Umpqua River Bridge in Reedsport, and the Yaquina Bay Bridge.  There is interest in bridges out there, as demonstrated by the Portland Bridge Book going into a second edition.  OSU Press, 2001.  0-87071-534-8, pb 210 pages, good index and bibliography.

Hager, Tom.  Linus Pauling and the Chemistry of Life. A 140 page biography of Pauling, written at about a high school level.  Oxford University Press, 0-19-510853-1.  1998.

Hager, Thomas.  Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling. A biography of the Oregon-born two-time Nobel Prize winner.  Simon and Schuster.  1995.  HB, 0-684-80909-5.  560 pp.

Hanna, John.  Finding Your Own Eden:  There's  A Place for You in the Pacific Northwest. Seattle:   Peanut Butter Publishing.  0-89716-755-4 $14.95.  60 Places rated

Hardesty, Florence.  I Always Faint When I see a Syringe: Nurse Student Tales.    Hardesty was a professor of nursing at OHSU from 1976-1988. This is a good collection of stories, some heartwarming, some funny, some personal.  Most of the funny stories are of events before moving to Oregon, where she was involved in a lot of departmental stuff at OHSU, but it is still a pleasant read.  Hardesty ës first book is also about Oregon, Down on the Tree Farm.  Silver Tree Books, Box 707, Silverton, Oregon 97381. 1996. $14.95.  0-9631769-19

Harless, Susan (ed.)  Native Arts of the Columbia Plateau.  High Desert Museum/University of Washington Press. 0-295-97693-X $29.95. (1998)  Nicely illustrated with contemporary color and historic black and white photographs, this collection examines the beadwork collection of Hermiston's  Doris Swayze.

Haycox, Stephen.  ed.  Enlightenment and exploration in the North Pacific, 1741-1805.  Univ of Washington Press, 1997.  $20 pb.  Essays apparently aimed at an academic audience.  Want proof?  The editor wants to help fill "the need for a new paradigm of exploration and contact history that moves beyond the reductionism that largely produces little more than the language of blame, panegyrics to innocence, and obsession with power relationships."

Heat-Moon, William Least.  River Horse: A Voyage Across America.  Houghton-Mifflin, 1999.  $26.00, HB.  I donít know how I missed this one before.  The travel writer (Blue Highways) took a small cabin cruiser from the Atlantic, across the Great Lakes, through the barge systems, to the Snake and Columbia, which he followed to the sea.  More about the experience of the trip than our rivers or countryside, but still a nice book.

Hein, Teri.  Atomic Farmgirl: The Betrayal of Chief Qualchan, the Appaloosa, and Me.  A literary memoir of growing up in the wheat country of Eastern Washington.  Fulcrum Publishing, Golden Colorado.  1-55591 443-8.  Hb, $23; 250 pages.

Helmstetter, I. Riley.  And the Coyotes Howled.  Growing up in Pleasant Valley Washington during the Great Depression.  1-885221-62-2, pb $14.95.  288 p.

Helnie, H. Kent.  Steelhead Fly Tying Guide.  Frank Amato  1-878175-85-8  $24.95  (1994) Beautiful color shots.

Herzog, Bill.  Color Guide to Steelhead Drift Fishing.  Frank Amato.  1 878175-59-9 $16.95 (1994)

Highberger, Mark.  Exploring Oregon: Travel Guide for the Adventurous Wanderer.  Not that adventurous, really, just fun, unusual places to visit across the entire state, like the Oregon Vortex, Painted Hills, etc.  Enthusiastically written, which makes it extra good.  The writer has a column in the Bend Bulletin. Maverick Books, P.O. Drawer 7289; Bend, Oregon 97708.  0-89288-2794.  Pb $15, 180 pp.

Highsmith, Carol.  Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Tour.  Some nice photographs, with an interesting introduction with historic black and whites.  1999.  Crescent Books (Random House) 0-517-20401-0

Hill, Geoff et. al.  Fishing Central Oregon, Third Edition, 1998  A nicely written and illustrated guide to one of Oregon's most productive fishing areas. Central Oregon, in this case, means a cut from about 30 miles on each side of Warm Springs south to Klamath Falls.   Included are Paulina Lake, home of the big brown trout. (I'm gonna get me one someday.)  Also bits on the Steens Mountain area.  A little expensive at $19.95 pb.; but how else are you gonna catch the big ones? .  Sun Publishing 716 NE 4th St.; Bend 97701  (541) 382-0127.  1-882084-039

Hines, Donald M.  Celilo Tales: Wasco Myths, Legends, Tales of Magic and the Marvelous. Folktales from the folks described in Robert Boydís People of the Dalles.  This is a good collection, but a scholarly one.  Many stories are gathered here, and they are copiously end-noted.  As a general reader, I wanted more introductory material explaining some of the mythology.  Academic, and for libraries near the Dalles and Warm Springs, or with large Indian collections.  Great Eagle Publishing: 3020 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE. Suite 481.  Issaquah, WA 98029-7255.  Pb, 265 pp.  0-9629539-54

Hines, Donald M. The Forgotten Tribes, Oral Tales of the Teninos and Adjacent Mid-Columbia River Indian Nations. Great Eagle Pub, 3020 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd. SE, Suite 481, Issaquah, WA 98029-7255. 141 pp. $13 pb. A reissue of a 1991 book with 14 myths of the Umatilla, Tenino, and Cascades (Watlala) Indians.

Hiatt, Isaac. Thirty One Years in Baker County: A History of the County from 1861 to 1893. Baker County Historical Society, Box 83, Baker OR. 97814. 108 pp $19 pb. A reissue of an 1893 publication with the addition of historical photographs.

Hines, Donald M.  Where the River Roared: The Wishom Tales.  I saw mention of this in the Winter 2000 Oregon Historical Quarterly.  This could be the popular version of the Indian stories treated scholarly in Celilo Tales.   Great Eagle Publishing, Isaquah WA., 1998.

Hirigoyen, Gerald.  The Basque Kitchen.  HarperCollins, 208 p. 0-06 757461-0.  $35 hb.  This is a bit of a stretch for NW books, and I haven't seen it, but I know there were/are Basque sheepherders in E. Oregon.

Hobson, Dorothy Anne and Ron Fowler.  Many children start a newspaper, which generally runs one issue.  An exception is The Valsetz Star, which ran for four years under editor Dorothy Hobson, who started it in 1937 when she was nine.  It ran for four years, covering the news of the lumber town, and observations of life in general.  This paper attracted the attention of Eleanor Roosevelt, who quoted from it on occasion. Valsetz is a now-gone town in the Siletz river valley.  This book is largely composed of bits and pieces from various issues.   Mark Hatfield gives it an introduction.  Pb. $15.  0-9654479-36.  You can order from Ron Fowler, 253-584-0712.

Holaday, Ann.  The Mountain Never Cries.  Holaday is the mother of one of the survivors of the ill-fated expedition from the Oregon Episcopal School to Mt. Hood.  Her boy lost his legs after 3 days in a snow cave.  Holaday writes of "what it means to be a parent faced with losing a child and conveys the feelings of a mother who watches her son suffer."  Pb, $14.95.  1-885221-63-0

Holmes, Willa.  She Who Watches. Portland, Binford & Mort, 1997.  97297 0404.  $17.95 pb. Holmes takes the large Columbia River Gorge petroglyph "She Who Watches" and uses that as a starting point for telling legends, customs and beliefs of the Wisharm Indians, whose village was near the rock.  This is not a scholarly tome, however, as the material is presented in the "language of legends."  It is described as having the "size and illustrations of a picture book, [and] its material is suitable for any age, child to adult."

Hopkins, Lewis D.  Urban Development: The Logic of Making Plans. A ìbig conceptî book, apparently written primarily for academics and professional planners.  Some material on Oregon, but not a lot.  Island Press 1-55963-8524 (hb) 155963-8532 (pb) 2001.  Notes, bib and index.

Hosokawa, Bill.Ý Out of the Frying Pan:  Reflections of a Japanese American.  Hosokawa was living in Seattle when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.  This memoir tells of his life, and thoughts about it.  (He later became a prominent reporter for the Denver Post.)  An interesting book, but not really an Oregon one.  University Press of Colorado, 1998.  0 87081-513-X

Dunegan, Lizann.  Hike America Oregon: An Atlas of Oregonís Greatest Hiking Adventures.  I gave this a good review awhile back, but was looking at it the other day and came across this phrase, found tucked in the cover: ìAdvertising space is available in this book.  Call for details...î Makes you wonder about how unbiased the opinions actually are. Globe Pequot Press, 2000.  0-7626-9762-3.  $18, pb.  350 pp.

Houchen, Amy. Green Afternoons: Oregon Gardens to Visit. OSU press, 1998. 250 pp. $18 pb.
Seventy gardens to visit, including parks, colleges and formal gardens. A cool feature of this one is an index by plant name, so you can go find a chocolate cosmos if you want.

Houle, Marcy.  Prairie Keepers.  "Politics and ecology of the Zumwalt Prairie in Northeastern Oregon."

Howells, John and Richard Harris.  Choose the Pacific Northwest for Retirement:  Retirement Discoveries for Every Budget  (2d ed.).  $14.95  Available in July.  0762704209  I just found this one on Amazon, but if it is a second edition, it must have something going for it.

Hull, Roger.  Eden Again: The Art of Carl Hall.  Hall was a painter who came to Oregon after the Second World War and got a position at Willamette University.  Most of his paintings are set here.  This book has a lot of illustrations, color and black and white.  Bibliography, pb, (8.5 x 11) 80 pages.  Univ. Washington Press. 0-930957-505.

Hunsaker, Joyce Badgley.  Sacagawea Speaks: Beyond the Shining Mountains with Lewis & Clark  .  An odd title- a fictionalized look at the Corps of Discovery through the eyes of Sacagawea, but filled with historical maps, excerpts of the diaries, and beautiful photographs.  All on heavy stock, like a coffee table book.  For public libraries, but not an essential L&C title.  The author lives in NE Oregon.  Globe-Pequot press/Two Dot books. 2001 Hb 1-58592-079-7.  $27.50 150 pp, Index, footnotes, bibliography, and a short Shoshoni-English lexicon.

Irving, Stephanie.  Best Places, Oregon Coast 2d ed.  Sasquatch, 1-57061 174-2.  1999.  pb  $11.95.  A highlights of the coast tour, beginning in Astoria and arriving in Gold Beach 127 pages later.  Basic stuff, not a good value for the price.

Irving, Stephanie.  Northwest Best Places  12th ed. 1998.  Sasquatch.  1 57061-111-4  $19.95.  New edition.

James, Caroline.  Nez Perce Women in Transition, 1877-1990.  Univ. Idaho Press, 1996.  $49.95, hb.  Covers a generally ignored aspect of Nez Perce society.  Emphasis on life before 1940.  Spendy, but a unique item.Ý

Jarvela, Andrea.  Oregon Almanac:  Facts About Oregon.  West Winds Press.  1558684727.  Pb. $13.  240 pages with index.  This is kind of a Oregon Blue Book meets  "Facts and tidbits about Oregon."  Lists of Governors, mileage charts, dams, county seats, places to visit etc.  If you buy it, put it in Ready Reference.

Jewel, Nancy Meyer.  Some Common Birds and Flowers of Central Oregon's Metolius Basin.  Pickleweed Press, Mill Valley, CA. (415) 435-4368.   0 9607890-3-0  $9.95.  60 pages of illustrations and descriptions of what you are likely to encounter in one of Oregon's favorite spots.

Johnson, Dena.  The Butterfly Fleet:  Salmon, Sails and Oars on the Columbia River.  BookPartners, pb $14.95.  352 p. Story of salmon sailboats operating out of Astoria.  1-885221-64-9

Johnson, ___.  Common Plants of the Inland Pacific Northwest.  Available from the Government Bookstore, 1035 SW First Av, Portland 97201-5801.   Double-spiral bound, hard plastic cover.  394 p., $20.  Uncle Sam on the plants we eat, uproot, admire and trod on.

Jones, Robert F. Annals of Astoria: The Headquarters Log of the Pacific Fur Company on the Columbia River, 1811-1813. After the introduction, this is literally what it says it is: a reprint of the company journal.  Valuable as an easy to access primary source on Astorís outfit.  Fordham University Press, 1999.  0-8232-1763-9.  Hb $25. Index, Bib (good).

Josephy, Alvin M.  A Walk Toward Oregon.  Hb. 0-375-40910-6. Knopf.  $28.00  Baker and Taylor's "Forecast" says, "A rousing memoir of life in 20th-century America from the renowned historianÖthrough his stints in the US Marine Corps and Hollywood, to his current life as a rancher in Oregon."  I don't recognize the name, but then, he doesn't recognize mine.Ý

Judge, Jack.  Mojac's Megan.  True story of a collie on a Oregon sheep farm.  The author lives in Aumsville, OR.  BookPartners, $14.95 pb.  1-58151 025-X

Kahn, Bonnie B and Mary Schlick.  Keeping the Spirit Alive: American Indian Art frm the Dr. And Mrs. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. Collection.  A nicely illustrated guide (not a formal catalog) to the exhibit of the Pamplin collection currently showing at the Oregon Historical Society.  Nicely illustrated.  Most of the stuff in the book is northern plains, but there are some Nez Perce and Cayuse items.  Oregon Historical Society, 0-87595 275-5, Pb, 66 pages, $17.95, which strikes me as high.  c. 2001.

Keizer, Milt.  Western Steelhead Fishing Guide.  Frank Amato Pub.  0 936608-76-5  $14.95  (1988)  Fairly hardcore, not for the beginner.

Keller, Robb.  Paddling Oregon.  Falcon Pub. 1-56044-533-5, $19.95.  1998.  Divides the state into regions, and gives directions, instructions, maps, ratings.  Very well done, but some of these people are crazy!

Kerr, Andy.  Oregon Desert Guide: 70 Hikes. Kerr has done a rare thing: written a guidebook with knowledge and passion, in this case passion for the desert.  Many of the hikes are trailless, but Kerr gives landmarks or general directions, using landmarks that are easily visible. Includes information on wildlife and geology.  Many of the areas are in the Bureau of Land Managements Wilderness Study Areas for a proposed Oregon Desert Conservation Act.  Mountaineers, 0-89886-602-2. Pb $16, 2000.

Kessler, Lauren.  Stubborn Twig:  Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese-American Family.  "Hood River residents struggle for respect and stability from 1908 through internment to the present."

Kittredge, William.  Hole in the Sky:  A Memoir.  "Growing up in the Warner Valley of Southeastern Oregon."

Koch, Ellers.  Ellers Koch: Forty Years a Forester, 1903-1943.  Koch was one of ìGifford Pinchotís young menî- those who essentially established the Forest Service at the beginning of the last century.  I donít know if this is a reprint or a manuscript that was neglected for many years.  Mountain Press, Missoula, Montana, 1998.  200 pp, $16, pb; $30 hb.

Koppel, Tom.  Kanaka:  The Untold Story of Hawaiian Pioneers in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.  Whitecap Books 1-55110-295-1  $12.95.  The title tells it all.  ìKanakaî is evidently a Hawaiian word for Hawaiian.  There were a surprising number of Kanakas working on the left coast in the 1800s.

Kraemer, Laura and Linnea Lundgren.  Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest, 7th edition..  1998. $17, pb.  566 pp.  Beginning Press, 1-877988-243.  Anything that has seven editions in 12 years has something going for it.  Aside from the ìkissingî hook, it seems like a straight-ahead travel guide.  Covers Oregon, Washington, and lower BC.

Kruckewitt, Joan.  The Death of Ben Linder.  256 p, 1-888363-96-7  $24.95.  Linder was an Oregon born engineer and idealist killed in Nicaragua in 1991 by the Contras.  I don't know how much of this book deals with his life in Oregon.

Krumm, Bob and James Krumm.  Pacific Northwest Berry Book.  Falcon Books 1-56044-681-1  $11.95

Kulp., Naomi. Wagon Wheels and Wild Roses: Heirloom Recipes and Oregon Trail Stories of the McCaw Family, 1847-1995.  Wild Rose Press, Box 6014, Federal Way, WA. 98003.  244 pp $20 hb and $3 shipping. The McCaws came to Oregon City in 1847. This is a family history book. You know if you need it or not.

Landers, Rich and Dan Hansen.  Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest:  50 flatwater and whitewater trips for canoe & kayak.  The Mountaineers 0 89886-556-5  $14.95.  1998.  Nice guide to the major paddle routes of the NW.

Lang, William (Editor.) Great River of the West: Essays on the Columbia River.   Eight essays covering Indians, white immigration, geography.  The reviewer says ìsomething rare indeed... a collection that provides something for both the specialist and the general reader. Univ. Of Washington Press, 1999.  180 pp, $19 pb.

Lavender, David. The First in the Wilderness.  Univ of Nebraska Press, 1998. $22 pb, 490 pp. A Reissue of a 1964 original, the book looks at the struggle between the Hudson's Bay Company and the American Fur Company. I haven't seen it, so I don't know how much it covers Oregon and Ft. Vancouver.

Leamer, Laurence.  Ascent:  The Spiritual and Physical Quest of Legendary Mountaineer Willi Unsoeld.  A reprint of an early 1980s biography of a mountain climber.  He climbed Mt. Everest, but died on Mt. Rainier.  0-688 16543-5  Quill Press. (Morrow)  $14, pb.

LeCompte, Mary Lou.  Cowgirls of the Rodeo: Pioneer Professional Athletes.  A reprint of a 1993 book on women professional rodeo riders, 1880-to a least 1948.  Includes some mention of Pendleton, which let females compete as early as 1910.  No mention of St. Paul in the review, but there may be some stuff in the book.  Univ. Illinois Press. 2000.  250 pp, $17 pb.

Leeman, Wayne A.  Oregon Land, Rural or Urban?  The Struggle for Control  Millwright Press, Ashland OR.  0-9654913-2-3  $12.95  1997.  An economist presents a  critical look at the downside of the Oregon Land Law of 1973.Ý

Leeson, Fred.  Rose City Justice:  A Legal History of Portland, Oregon.  0 87595-269-0 Oregon Historical Society/Oregon State Bar.  1998.   $15.95  A readable history of the development of the Multnomah courts, of necessity its early chapters have a lot on legal history of Oregon before 1900.Ý

Leeson, Ted.  The Habit of Rivers: Reflections on Trout Streams and Fly Fishing.  "Philosophical and practical perspectives on fishing Oregon waters."

Leffingwell, Randy.  Lighthouses of the Pacific Coast: Your Guide to the Lighthouses of California, Oregon and Washington. This, along with Jim Gibbís Twilight on the Lighthouses  are the best Pacific lighthouse books I have seen.  The photographs are beautiful, there is information on lighthouse restoration efforts, information on Lewis lanterns and Fresnel lights, history of the lights, etc.  Two steps above your typical lighthouse book.  Voyageur Press, 2000. 800-888-9653. Hb, $30. 0-89658-429-1.

Leman, Chris and Laurie.  Mountain Bike, Oregon: A Guide to the Classic Trails.  Menasha Ridge Press, (dist. Globe Pequot) $16, pb 400 pages.  0 89732-281-9.  2d ed. 1999.  Each trail is rated for aerobic difficulty, length, scenery, and technical difficulty.  They are sorted geographically, but there is also a listing of rides by loop, family, beginner, advanced , wildlife,  and scenery.  Lotsa maps, too.

Lenhart, Maria.  Hidden Oregon: Where Vacations meet adventures. 4th ed.  Really a straight-ahead guidebook with a few odd entries.  The Portland section mentions the 24 hour church of Elvis, but not the Real Mother Goose.  No mention of the Oregon Country Fair in the index.  They still have some work to do.  Ulysses Press. 1-56975-253-2. Pb, 273 pages, $16.

Lewis, Gary.  Hunting Oregon. Hunting stuff is getting harder to find.  This 100 page magazine-style book tries to cover the entire state and all types of game, so its not what you would call extensive, but there is little else out there that I'm aware of.  Sun Publishing, Publishing 716 NE 4th St.; Bend 97701  (541) 382-0127  c. 1999  $15.00  1-882084-04-7

Lewis, George ìSlimî.  I Loved Rogues.  I was given this book for Christmas, and was captivated by it.  Slim Lewis was an ìelephant manî on circuses and in zoos, from the 1930s to 1970s.  His most famous charge was ìTuskoî a huge Indian elephant that he kept and exhibited in Portland and Seattle.  This is an amazing tale of the great animals, and a look into the past.  If you own it, keep it for the mind-boggling story of Tuskoís break-out from a building near downtown Portland, and his subsequent demolition of that same building, complete with photographs.  If you have this one in your collection, flag it to keep, and if you come across one, pick it up.
 

Lewty, Peter J.  Across the Columbia Plain:  Railroad Expansion in the Interior Northwest, 1885-1893.  Another older (1995) WSU book, still in print.  Much of this book deals with Washington and Idaho, but there are sizeable sections on Oregon railroads.  There are chapters on the "Hunt System" which ran into Pendleton about 1890, and the coal lines of Heppner and Morrow County, and general stuff on the OR&N (Oregon Railway and Navigation Company) which ran over much of the Beaver state.  Well written, but not for a general audience.  0-87422-1145 .

Long, James Andrew.  Marching Forward: Northwest Womenís Firsts.  Long has put together a hodge-podge of things doing with women in the NW.  His research is good, and the book has citations to the sources for the various events.  Graphically, however, the book is disjointed, making it less browsable than I would have liked.  Still, there is nothing else out there like it.  Pb 208 pages, (8 1/2 x 11) $29.95.  Pumpin Ridge Productions, Box 33, North Plains, Oregon 97133-0033.  (503) 647-0021.  1-882635-0109
copyright 2001.

Long, Benjamin.  Backtracking By Foot, Canoe and Subaru Along the Lewis and Clark Trail.  You have to like a book that has this dedication: ìFor my mother, who took me to the library, and my father, who took me to the mountains.î The author did a retrace of L & C, but this is not a mile-by mile guide.  Long is most interested in the Natural History seen by the Two Captains, and writes about how they stand today: Prairie Dogs, Grizzly Bears, etc.  This might be one you have to put in peopleís hands, but do so, as it is beautifully written, and deserves an audience.  Sasquatch Books, 2000.  1-57061-246-3.  $24, Hb 245 pp.

Lorain, Douglas.  Backpacking Oregon. Here is your hiking guide for long trips. A nice feature is a ìSummary chartî at the front of the book that tells your which trails are best for which months, and give ratings for scenery, solitude and difficulty, as well as elevation gain, length in miles and days.  The description of the hike to Jefferson Park made me want to go right away.  The author lives in Portland.  1999 Wilderness Press. (Looks like a Mountaineers book- good quality paperback.) 800-443-7227.  $17, pb. 0-89997-252-7.

Lovejoy, Ann.  The Border in Bloom:  A Northwest Garden Through the Seasons.  Sasquatch 0-912365-26-9 $14.95.  [1990]  One of the premier gardeners of the Northwest holds forth.

Luchetti, Cathy.  ìChildren of the West: Family Life on the Frontier.î A very fine popular history, filled with passages from diaries, letters, and with many photographs.  The title is slightly misleading: Luchetti really does look at family life. A quick browse found an interesting section on abotifacients and birth control, a chapter on Indian and Mexican
families, and material on life in polygamous Mormon families.  A fair amount of Oregon material is interspersed.  A first-rate book.  W.W.Norton, 2001. 0-393-04913-2. Hb, 250 pages, bib (very good) and index.

Lukacs, Paul.  American Vintage: The Rise of American Wine.  Lukacs is wine critic for the Washington Times.  This is a pretty interesting history of the wine business in the US.  Large amounts on California, a nice section on Washington, and some on Oregon.  Houghton-Mifflin, 2000.  0 395-91487-7 Hb $28.  360 pp & index.

Luoma, Jon R.  The Hidden Forest:  The Biography of an Ecosystem.   Holt. 288p. 0-8050-1491-8.  1998.  $22. A look at the Andrews Experimental Forest in side the Willamette National Forest, used for research since 1948.  Looks at the effects of rotting logs, the interplay of insects, wildlife, water and fish. (Review copped from Library Journal)

Mackey, R. Scott. Barbary Baseball:  The Pacific Coast League of the 1920s.  This 1995 book deals with the PCL in the 1920s.  Got good reviews from Choice, and the SABR baseball statistics group, but given that this book is about baseball played 70-80 years ago, be sure you have a need for it.  McFarland, 1995. 237 pp, $28.50  "Sewn softcover." 0-7864-0055-2

MacLean, John N.  Fire On the Mountain:  The True Story of the South Canyon Fire.  MacLean tries to track down what happened to the ìPrineville Hotshotsî on Storm King Mountain in 1994.  Using  interviews, government documents, and scientific analysis.  An essential purchase for the logging parts of the state.  0-688-14477-2  $24.00 HB 266 pages.

Madsen, Brigham. D.  The Lemhi: Sacajaweaís People.  Caxton.  1979.  This book is still in print, and it is a good one.  A detailed look at one branch of the Shoshoni, in their transition from the old ways to the 20th century.  Includes treaties, good footnotes and bibliography, Indian agents, etc.  Most of this is Idaho stuff, but Sacajawea is a perennial topic of interest.

Majimdar, Debu.  From the Ganges to the Snake River: An East Indian in the American West.  I had high hopes for this book, thinking it would be interesting to see how a foreigner views the rural West.  (Majudar lives in Idaho Falls.) Instead, the book has rather surface evaluations of life in Idaho.  Caxton Press, 0-87004-3978.  Pb $15.  245 p.

Martin, Don and Betty.  Oregon Discovery Guide.  pb $17.95.  Pine Cone Press, Henderson, Nevada.  0-942053-26-5.  1999.  The Martins have written a number of guidebooks to the western states.  This one seems to cater to the RV crowd.  Lots of dense text, but I think these folks have actually visited the places they are writing about.

Martin, James.  North Cascades Crest.  Sasquatch, $19.95.  A look at the Cascades in N. Washington.

Maser, Chris.  Forest Primeval: The Natural History of an Ancient Forest. A very interesting book, tracing the growth of a forest in the Cascades from a fire in 987 A.D. Until the present.  Occasionally Maser ties in events in human history that happen at the same time.  An impressive 1989 book, still in print.

Maser, Chris.  Mammals of the Pacific Northwest:  From the Coast to the High Cascades.  OSU Press 0-87071-438-4.  1998.  $26.95  I wish this book had more photos of the animals, because it is otherwise really fine.  Don't let the amount of text put you off, there is interesting and readable information here for the amateur naturalist.  Food, footprints, droppings, nests.  Hard to say no to this one.

Mattes, Merrill J.  Platte River Road Narratives.  University of Chicago Press, 1988.  Too bad this guide to the diaries and memoirs of Oregon Trail trekkers doesn't have a better name.  I think it is a very valuable guide to this sort of thing for any library that has an Oregon Trail collection.

May, Keith F.  A Field Guide to Historic The Dalles.  Drigh Sighed Publications, Pendleton, 1993 (327 SE First St., Ste. 131, Pendleton, OR 97801)  $15.95, pb.  Alphabetical listing of buildings, people and places in the Dalles history.  Only Dalles book out there, so if you need one, this is it.

May, Keith F.  A Field Guide to Historic Pendleton.  Drigh Sighed Pubs., 327 SW First St., Ste. 131, Pendleton, OR 97801).  Index. 204 p. $16.96 pb.  An A-Z format of stuff Pendletonian. Be sure to have it with you next time you go to the round-up.

McArthur, Lewis L. And Cynthia Gardiner. The Railroads Stations of Oregon. A nice item for train buffs, this book is really a list of train stations throughout Oregon, what line they were on, and when they first appeared.  The lists show station name, mileage from the previous station, and the source (usually an old time table) of the information.  Oregon Historical Society Press, 1996.  0-87595-261-5.  $20.
 

McCluskey and Steve Mital.  Echo of Water Against Rocks: Remembering Celilo Falls. Oregon Sea Grant, Corvallis. 13 minutes, $5 rental, $9.95 purchase, plus $3 shipping.  A fine student project from a few years ago, it tells the story of the drowning of Celilo Falls, and the impact of that act on people who knew the falls and those who came later and never got to see them. The reviewer says that it is appropriate for middle-school audiences. Cribbed from Kathrine Barberís review in the Summer, 2001 ìOregon Historical Quarterly.î

McCune, Bruce and Linda Geiser.  Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest.  OSU Press. 0-87071-394-9 $25.95  (1997)  Nicely illustrated guide to the Northwest's slimy stuff.

McFarlane, Marilyn.  Quick Escapes Pacific Northwest.  5Th ed.  ì32 Weekend Trips from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver BC.î says the cover.  A non-necessary guidebook, its target audience seems to be people in town over a weekend looking for something to do.  From Globe-Pequot, the people that take paid advertisements for their travel guides.  0-7627 0940-5.  $16.

McKinney, Sam.  Reach of Tide, Ring of History. " A voyage up the Columbia River from the ocean to the gorge.î

McNair-Huff, Natalie and Rob.  Insiderís Guide: The Olympic Peninsula.  The ìInsiderís Guidesî I have seen are a mixed bag.  Jim Yuskavitchís book on Bend is a winner, the one on the Oregon coast a dud.  This is somewhere in between.  It is written in a Chamber of Commerce sort of style, which although it is not critical, at least has the advantage of being comprehensive.  Most of the ìInsider Tipsî are along the lines of ìIf you donít see what you want, ask someone who works at the shop. There maybery will be a treasure or two hidden somewhere.î Gee, why didnít I think of that!  1-57380-191-7.  $20, pb 363Ýp.

McNeilan, Ray and Jan.  Pacific Northwest Gardener's Book of Lists.  Taylor Publishing.  0-87833-956-6  $17.95.  (1997)  Useful lists "Trees for wet sites" "grasses for seaside gardens."  I'd buy it.

McNellis, Grace Vandevert.  Home on the Vandevert Ranch: Where the Skies Were not Cloudy All Day.  McNellis grew up near Bend.  This book focuses on family life, in a place without running water, electricity, or a radio until 1950.  Red Apple Publishing, Gig Harbor, WA.  1999. 120 pp, $15.

McWhorter, L.V.  Yellow Wolf: His Own Story.  One of the Nez Perce leaders told his tale to folklorist McWhorter.  Caxton Press reprint.

McWhorter, L.V. Hear Me, My Chiefs!   Nez Perce version of their flight and fight.  Caxton Press reprint.

Meade, Tom.  Essential Fly Fishing.  Lyons and Burford, 1-55821-334-1 $15.95 (1994)

Mellor, Don.  Rock climbing: A Trailside Guide.  Norton 0-393-31653-X  $17.95 (1997)

Miller, Charles W.  Automobile Gold Rushes and Depression Era Mining.  Univ of Idaho Press, 1998.  200 pp $30.  Boy does this sound interesting! The author explores a little-known part of western mining, how individuals took to the gold fields as a response to the Great Depression. These home-grown operations were squeezed out after the price the federal government would pay for gold was raised in 1934, and dredge and hydraulic mining returned.  There is little in here about Oregon, however, so I guess it would be an optional purchase.

Mitchell, James R. Gem Trails of Oregon. Rev. Edition, 1998. A fine book with detailed descriptions of where rock hounds can pick up agates, petrified wood, fossils, etc.  Organized by location, with a cross reference as to where specific stones can be found. Covers the entire state, and even bits of our neighbors.  Gem Guides, 315 Cloverleaf Dr, Suite F; Baldwin Park, CA 91706.  0-935182-99-3. $11.

Moody, Fred.  The Visionary Position.  Times Business, $27.95 hb.  From what the Oregonian sez, this is a book about the virtual-reality business.  Some mention of Portland and Beaverton connections to this mostly Seattle scene.

Moore, Kathleen Dean.  Riverwalking:  Reflections on moving water.  Lyons and Burford, 1995.   1-55821-408-9. Moore is a professor at OSU.  She writes of walking along rivers (duh!) and includes chapters on the Willamette, John Day, Rogue, Metolius, Deschutes, and Clackamas.  However, this isn't a book about the rivers, it uses the rivers as a basis for short literary essays.  There is a little natural history, but the book is not indexed.  If you want literary stuff on Oregon, buy it, if you want a guide to the rivers, let this one go.

Moring, John.  Men With Sand: Great Explorers of the North American West.  A collection of biographies of explorers. Includes Lewis and Clark; John Colter, a member of the corps of discovery who was the first white man to see Yellowstone Park; Jedediah Smith, who came up the Oregon Coast in 1828.  Good price, $10.95.  Twodot books, pb, 200 pp. 156044-620-X 1998.

Morrison, Dorothy Nafus.  Outpost: John McLoughlin and the Far Northwest  (Oregon Historical Society Press) A meticulously researched and well-told story of the Father of Oregon. We should all be grateful to Morrison and the OHS Press for this outstanding book. No Oregon library should be without it. (Jim Scheppke)

Mosiman, Billie Sue, ed.  Blowout in Little Man Flats.  Okay, its a collection of murder mystery stories set in the contemporary west, but heck, there is a nice story by Bill Pronzini and Jeffrey Wallman set in Oregon, and other stories are by Joyce Carol Oates, J.A. Jance, Lawrence Block and Stuart Kaminsky, so if you wanna...  Rutledge Hill Press 1 55853-573-X, $13.95 (1998)

Mottram, Bob.  Saltwater Salmon Angling:  Washington, Oregon, California.  Frank Amato Pub.

Munnick, Harriet D.  Priest's Progress.  Portland, Binford & Mort, 1989.  0 8323-0474-3.  hb 90  p.  Biography of Francis Blanchet, first priest known to have said mass in the PNW, (1839) and founder of the church in St. Paul, Oregon, and later first bishop of Oregon.  This book covers his life until he became bishop (1845.)  It does have some genealogical information on early Oregon settlers.  For the hard-core collection.
 

Munro, Mike.  Northwest Landscaping:  A Practical Guide to Creating the Garden You've Always Wanted.  Alaska Northwest. 0-88240-393-1   16.95. " Natural materials and low maintenance," sez the publisher.

Murrell, Gary.  Iron Pants: Oregonís Anti New-Deal Governor, Charles Henry Martin.  Martin was in Congress, 1931-35 and then Governor from 1935 1939.  An unflattering look at Martinís administration, which was marked by strong anti-liberal acts and biases.  Cribbed from William Langís review in the Summer, 2001 Oregon Historical Quarterly.  Washington State University Press, 2000.  240 pages, $23 pb.  Bib, notes, index, photos.

Nash, Tom and Twilo Scofield.  The Well-Traveled Casket: Oregon Folklore. Legends, history, songs, recipes from Oregon. A reprint of a 1992 Univ. Of Utah title.  Meadowlark Press, Eugene. 1999. 191 pages, $22.  OHQ Summer, 2001.

National Notary Association.  Oregon Notary Law Primer.  National Notary Association.  1-891133-04-7  $12.95.  Do we really need this?  I don't know, but better safe than sorry.

Nelson, Dan A. Predators at Risk in the Pacific Northwest. Nelson takes brief looks, about 15 pages each, at cougar, lynx, coyotes, bears-black and grizzly, and wolves. Each chapter includes some natural history, history of human interactions with the animals, and the animals prospects for the future.  Politics and perception are definitely part of the mix.  Popular science and environmentalist, written for adults. Mountaineers, 2000.  0 89886-733-9.  Pb, 135 pp, index and bib. $15.

Nichols, Dean.  Kid on the River:  The adventures of a young tugboat captain on the Columbia River. Binford and Mort.   0-832-30463-8  $9.95  (1988) Nichols started tugboating in 1938.

Niesen, Thomas M.  Beachcomber's Guide to Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest.  Gulf Publishing. 0-88415-132-8 $18.95.  (1997)  More technical than Exploring the Seashore by Snively, still a good purchase.Ý

Nokes, J. Richard.  Almost a Hero:  The Voyages of John Meares, R.N., to China, Hawaii and the Northwest Coast.  Washington State University Press, 1998.  0-87422-155-2  Nokes wrote for the Oregonian for many years, and is the author of  Columbia's River, the Voyages of Robert Gray.  Meares was the commander of an English expedition to the NW coast in  the 1780s.  He was English commander in the Nootka controversy that almost led to war between Spain and Britain.  Cape Meares is named after him.  A well-written book and researched book, although it will have a fairly small audience.  I would say a good buy for coast libraries and large Oregon collections.

Nordstrom, Lars.  Making It Home.  "A contemporary Swedish emigrant becomes an Oregon winemaker."234567890-

North American Book Distributors.  Encyclopedia of Oregon.  Do not order!  The publisher takes all sorts of non-Oregon material, stirs it together, and puts it in a cover that says ìOregon.î Probably does the same for all 50 states.

North American Book Distributors.  Oregon Biographical Dictionary.  DO NOT ORDER! The publisher takes all sorts of non-Oregon material, stirs it together, and puts a cover on it that says "Oregon."  Probably does the same book for all 50 states. 'Nuff said.

Nygaard, Linda.  City Smart Guidebook:  Portland.  John Muir, 1998.  2d ed.  pb $14.95 1-56261-412-6. I didn't like this one as much as the "Best Places" book on Portland.  All black and white, and it reads as if written by the Chamber of Commerce.

Oregon Trout.  Oregon Salmon: Essays on the State of the Fish at the Turn of the Millenium.  Oregon Trout is a conservation group dedicated to protecting native fish of the region.  This book is a collection of short essays, only two of which were published before.  It coves the range of history, memoirs, science and politics.  Kitzhaber wrote an afterword. Not a vital book, but still it is about our state fish.  Pb, 175 pages, 0 9709798-00, 2001.  $15

Oregon Biodiversity Project.  Oregon's Living Landscape:  Strategies and Opportunities to Conserve Biodiversity.  Defender's of Wildlife (Nature Conservancy) 1998.  0-926549-01-4  $29.95.  An atlas of sorts, and a  pretty book, but not a picture book, as there is some dense analysis of wildlife patterns, population density, etc.  The target is people who want to educate themselves before engaging in activism.

Orr, Elizabeth L. and William N. Orr.  Oregon Fossils.  Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall-Hunt.  c. 1999  pb. 381 pages.  The Orrs work at the U of O.  This book is more of a history of fossil hunting in Oregon than a where to find them.  Many black and white photographs and drawings illustrate the book, but overall, it is disappointing.

Orr, Elizabeth and William Orr.  Geology of Oregon, 5th Edition.  1999. Really a first-rate book, with explanations a layman can follow, many illustrations, and photographs. Good coverage of fossils as well, and a far more attractive cover than the 4th edition. Kendall-Hunt publishing.  Pb, 250 big pages.  0-7872-6608-6

Osborn-Ryan. Sharon. Cumulative Marriage Index to Catholic Church Records of the Pacific Northwest. And Cumulative Death Index to Catholic Church Records of the Pacific Northwest.  Oregon Heritage Press, Portland 1998. (6242 SE Carlton St., Portland 97206)  $20 each plus $3 postage. A good one for genealogists, these books alphabetize the entries in the classic "Catholic Church Records of the Pacific Northwest" series.  A third volume of baptismal records is coming out later.

Ostertag, Rhonda.  75 Hikes in Oregonís Coast Range and Siskiyous.  2d ed.  An update of the 1989 50 Hikes...  Another fine product from the Mountaineers.  Good maps, photos, and explanations.  Hikes cover the area from the Columbia down to the California lines.  Mountaineers, 2001.  0 89886-620-0.  $15, pb.  238 pages.

Ostertag, Rhonda. Camping Oregon. Falcon Books. 1-56044-707-9. Pb.$17. 1999. This title looks at campgrounds suitable for motor homes, RVs or car camping. For wilderness camping, look elsewhere. It is arranged geographically. Includes information on the number of sites, amenities, location, and phone numbers. An especially useful feature for the RV crowd is a listing of "Maximum RV Length", for those that can't imagine camping without a Barcalounger. I'd buy it.

OíBrien, Mary Barmeyer.  Toward the Setting Sun: Pioneer Girls Traveling the Overland Trails.  An interesting book that tells the tale of specific girls and young women who made the overland journeys.  Includes maps of their routes.  Oregon women include the Sagers, Mary Ellen Todd, Lucy Ann Henderson (on the Applegate trail) Sallie Hester, and Susan Thompson.  The subject would make a great childrenís series, but this is for adults.  Falcon Books, 1999.  Pb, Index and Bib.  1-56044-841-5.  $9.

OíBrien, Mary Barmeyer.  Heart of the Trail: The Stories of Eight Wagon Train Women.  A companion to Toward the Setting Sun, this book tells the stories of 8 grown women who joined the western migration.  Oregon folks include Tabitha Brown and Amelia Knight.  Falcon Press, 1997 (Two Dot imprint) 156-044-4562-9. $10, pb.

Pauling, Linus.  Linus Pauling on Peace; A Scientist Speaks Out on Humanism and World

Paulson, Dennis.  Shorebirds of the Pacific Northwest.  Univ. of Washington Press, 0-295-97706-X  $27.50.  (1993)  For serious birders.  This advanced field guide includes habitat, behavior, plumage at various times of the year and the birds life, and flight patterns. With references for each species.  Nice to have if you have room and money.

Peavy, Linda.  Frontier Children.  Univ. of Okla. 0-8061-3161-6 $24.95 hb. Over 200 old photographs

Peavy, Linda and Ursula Smith.  Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier.  Smithmark Publishers, 1996.  0-8317-7220-4.  HB. A general look at women in the west, heavily illustrated with wonderful photographs.  Indians, whites, blacks, farm women, prostitutes.  Little specifically on Oregon, but a fine book.

Pepper, Choral.  Western Treasure Trails.  Univ. Press of Colorado, 1998. $15 pb 130 pp.  This one got blasted in a review in the Oregon Historical Quarterly.  Evidently the author was a bit casual with the facts.

Perry, Walter.  Walt Perry: An Early-Day Forest Ranger in New Mexico and Oregon.  This book has an interesting history, as did its writer.  Perry was born in Kansas, did lots of jobs in the West and Mexico, and started with the forest service in 1910.  He eventually worked in the Deschutes and Fremont national forests in Oregon.  His memoir was written in 1938, but for a variety of reasons, has just now been published.  Perry was one of the first white men to describe the Lava Cast Forest outside Bend.  He writes of fires, logging, and outdoor life.  Ablely edited by Les Joslin.  Bend, Wilderness Associates, 2000.  Pb. 190 pp.  0-9647167-20.

Pettinger, April.  Native Plants in the Coastal Garden A Guide for Gardeners in BC and the PNW.  Whitecap Books.   1-55110-405-9  184 p.  "Environmentally conscious guide to gardening."

Pham, Andrew X.  Catfish and  Mandala (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) Easily one of the best books I've read all year by an author who now lives in Portland. An extraordinarily well-written and engaging combination of memoir and travelogue.  (Jim Scheppke)

Phelps, Netta. Valiant Seven  a novelization of the Whitman/Sager story. Caxton Press.  A classic reprinted.

Plowhead, Ruth Lucretia Ann titles-classic childrenís books on white settlement of the west.  Caxton Press

Pojar, Jim and Andy Mackinnon.  Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast.  Lone Pine 1-55105-040-4    $19.95  1994.  A wonderful book, essential for coastal libraries from Alaska to Oregon  Easy to use field guide, with 1,100 color photos, 794 species.  Buy one for ref and one to circ.

Pyne, Stephen J.  Year of the Fires: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910.  Controversy about fire fighting is nothing new.  In 1910, a series of forest fires burned in the Pacific Northwest, largely in Idaho and Montana, but covering a good pieces of Oregon as well.  By summerís end, 78 firefighters had died, the five-year old forest service was tested, and the debate began on whether fires should be fought or preventative burns used to anticipate them.  Wonderful photographs and solid writing.  The author knows of what he speaks: in addition to being a history prof at Arizona state, he was a forest fireman for 15 years.  Viking Press, 2001.  Hb $26 0-670-89990-9.  300 pp, index and bib.

Quinn, James M.  Handbook to the Deschutes River Canyon.  Frank Amato, $24.95. 1-878175-35-1 (3rd edition, no date, but the original copyright was 1979)  I suspect that this is seriously out of date, but was probably a fine book in its day.  Spendy, but a nice combination of maps, photos, and advice on rafting the Deschutes.

Quinn, Arthur.  Hell with the Fire Out: A History of the Modoc War. The Modoc War was fought in the Klamath area, led to the death of the only Army general killed in the Indian Wars (Canby); and the eventual execution of several Modoc leaders, most notably Captain Jack.  Looks like a good book, but I wish it had photos.  The Oregon Historical Society reviewer said it had some ìminor factual errorsî but that this was a good book for the general reader.  Faber & Faber, 1997.  0-571-19903-8.  $25, Hb 200 pp.  The author has been nominated for a National Book Award and a Pulitzer.

Raber, David.  Through Cougarís Eyes: Life Lessons from One Manís Best Friend. The cougar in this case is the Florida panther, a sub-species of the mountain lion.  So, although not an Oregon book, perhaps of interest.  St.Martinís, Hb, $24. 0-312-26918-8.

Rapp, Valerie.  What the River Reveals: Understanding and Restoring Healthy Watersheds. This is a book entirely about Oregon rivers, mostly the McKenzie.  It is a mix of personal and scientific views of what makes a ìhealthy river.î The author lives east of Springfield.  Mountaineers, pb 1997. 200 pp. 0898865271. $15.

Rau, Weldon Willis.   Surviving the Oregon Trail, 1852.  Rau has done a fine thing, and combined a diary of the Oregon Trail in his familyís posession with other diaries and commentaries, to give a full account of what the trip must have been like.  Good maps, commentary and bibliography, along with endnotes to each chapter.  A fine addition to the Oregon Trail diary collections.  Washington State University Press, 2001.  Hb 0-87422-2370 and Pb 0874222389. 250 pages.

Raymond, Steve.  The Estuary Flyfisher.  Frank Amato  1-57188-060-7 $29.95  (1996)  A lot of information on the science of fishery management, as well as where and how to catch 'em. A little spendy, though.

Reid, Dennis.  How to Catch Salmon.  Orca Book Pub. 1-55143-030-4 (1995)  Heavy on text, short on illustrations.

Rice, Clyde.  A Heaven in the Eye.  "Adventures from 1918-1934 in Oregon and San Francisco."

Richmond, Scott.  Fishing in Oregon's Endless Season.  Scappoose:  Flying Pencil Publications.  0-916473-11-2 $14.95. (1996)  Winter fishing for the hard-core.

Robbins, William.  Landscapes of Promise: the Oregon Story, 1800-1940  (U. of Washington Press) This is a very readable history of Oregon that concentrates on the non-native people's relationship to the environment that has been problematic from the start. Great for new Oregonians!  (Jim Scheppke)

Robertson, R.G.  Competitive Struggle:  America's Western Fur Trading Posts, 1764-1865. Tamarack Books, Boise, ID. 1999.  354 p $19 pb.  A chronicle of the fur posts of the west, with stories of the traders. Evidently well indexed. (OHQ)

Robinson, F.W.  Navy Wings of Gold.  Primarily a memoir of Robinsonís days as a flier in the Second World War (and he had a number of amazing experiences, including one that appeared in ìBelieve It or Not.î) It also contains a chapter on his friend, John Jacqua, who flew a torpedo bomber in the Rabaul-Guadalcanal area and knew Pappy Boyington.  Jacqua became a lawyer, was President of the Oregon Bar Association and on the board of Nike.  Jacqua now lives outside of Eugene.  2001, pb. $14.95., 294 pp.  No index.  Daybreak Press, Box 10285, Eugene, OR 97440.  541-686-2603.  The publisher gives a 50% discount to libraries.  Also available at Baker and Taylor.

Ronda, James P.  Voyages of Discovery:  Essays on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.  Montana Historical Soc. Press, 1998.  351 pp, $45 hb. $20 pb.  A look at how the boys' affected history and our view of the west.Ý

Rubin, Rick.  Naked Against the Rain: The People of the Lower Columbia River, 1770-1830.  Far Shore Press, $29.95.  Rubin writes of the Chinook tribes that lived on the Columbia downstream of the Cascades. Most of these people were killed in a malaria epidemic in 1830, but enough remains in diaries, journals and archeology to tell something of their story.

Ruchek, Louis J.  An Investigator's Life.  Ruchek writes of his life, from his boyhood in Beaverton (where he actually saw beavers!), service in the Navy in World War II, and work as an investigator for defense attorneys and railroads.  Not an essential purchase, except in Washington County and perhaps at schools with law libraries or a high interest in the law.  Binford & Mort, 2001. 262 pages, pb, no index.  $20.  0-8323-0543-X

Rule, Ann.  The I-5 Killer.  A pb reissue.  $6.99 0-451-16559-4.  Story of Randall Woodfield, killer of 44 along the freeway.

Rule, Ann.  Small Sacrifices.  "Lane County trial of convicted child murderer Diane Downs."

Rusho, Josie.  Trailblazing the Northwest.  A horse-trail guidebook, 500 pages, with 200 trails.  Oregon trails include Olallie Lakes Basin, Bull of the Woods Wilderness; Mount Hood; Mount Jefferson; North Fork of the Umatilla; Timothy Lake; Three Sisters Wilderness and Eagle Cap Wilderness.  Self published by "Horse of Course, Box 762; Kittitas, WA 98934.  (509) 925-4713  Pb $27.95.  Orders received before May 1 get a $5 discount with the coupon.  Ask for it.  One warning, Tigard Public Library bought a copy of their first book, "Grab your Tails and Ride the Trails", and it has only checked out one time in 9 months.  So make sure you have a horsey crowd in your library.

Rusho, Josie and Rene Ogan.  Grab Your Tails and Ride the Trails:  150 plus trails to explore on horseback in Eastern Washington and Oregon.  Horse of Course, Box 762 Kittitas, WA 98934

Salmonson, Jessica Amanda.  The Mysterious Doom and other Ghostly Tales of the Pacific Northwest.  Sasquatch Books 0-912365-65-X  $11.95.  (1992)  Some genuine NW ghost stories, others evidently fiction by the author.  Still, given the title, it should be popular.

Salmonson, Jessica, Amanda.  Phantom Waters:  Northwest Legends of Rivers, Lakes and Shores. Sasquatch Books. $14.95. 1-57061-108-5   (1995) Scary tales based on NW legends.Ý

Satterfield, Archie.  Seattle Guidebook, 11th ed.. $13.95.  ISBN  076270456X  Standard guide to the city.

Schlicke, Carl P.  General George Wright:  Guardian of the Pacific Coast.  Norman, Oklahoma.  Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 1988.  0-8061-2149-1.  HB.  Wright was a career army officer who served in the Mexican War, but is important to us because of long years of service in the west, until his death in a shipwreck in 1865.  Wright played a large part in wars against the Yakima, California Tribes, and in opposing Confederate Incursions into the SouthWest during the Civil War.  (I learned that Tuscon was briefly occupied by 20 Secessionists!)  A check in the Index of the Oregon Historical Quarterly found many citations, but this book is the only likely biography for a long time, if ever.  The facts are well researched, but the writing is uninspired.  Wright was stationed at the Dalles, Vancouver, and San Francisco.  His military operations seemed to happen mostly in Washington Territory and N. California, but there is plenty of reference to matters Oregon.  The writing style will limit readership, but if you want a strong historical collection, I would pick up the title.

Schmidt, Thomas and Jeremy.  The Saga of Lewis and Clark: Into the Uncharted West. A lovely book, with quotations from the two Captains journals and other commentary.  It is also filled with wonderful illustrations and photographs, including one of Lewisí air rifle, which I thought had been lost.  Indexes include a list plants discovered, and the date they were recorded, as well as brief biographies of the Corps of Discovery.  Good maps too.  Highly recommended for public libraries.  Doris Kindersley, 1999.  0-7894-4638-3. Hb, 200 pages.

Schuh, Shawna.  51 Ways to Pick up Your Get Up and Go.   Bookpartners, April 1999. $14.95 pb.  1-58151-022-5.   Doesn't sound like a NW title, but the publishers blurb says it has "heartwarming stories of growing up as an ugly duckling on an Oregon farm and the challenges of dancing professionally in Las Vegas and the cities of Europe."  Author still lives in Oregon.

Sears, Peter. The Brink.  (Gibbs-Smith) A wonderful new collection of poems by my pal and Supreme Leader of the Oregon Literary Coalition. Winner of the 1999 Peregrine Smith Poetry Prize.  (Jim Scheppke)

Sedjo, Roger. ed.  A Vision for the U.S. Forest Service: Goals for Its Next
Century in Memory of Marion Clawson  April 2000 by Resources For The Future Trade Cloth  1-891853-02-3  $39.95 .  Essays on the future of the Forest Service. Given that this is a 'festsrift', I think only academic libraries or special forestry libraries would be interested.  But the price isn't too bad.

Senier, Siobhan.  Voices of American Indian Assimilation and Resistance: Helen Hunt Jackson, Sarah Winnemucca, and Victoria Howard. This is a book directly related to Oregon, as two of the three subjects are Oregon related.  Californian Helen Hunt Jackson wrote Ramona a novel called ìThe Indian Uncle Tomís Cabinî and a book I was asked for at the library just last week. Sarah Winnemucca was a Paiute, and toured eastern cities in costume, lecturing on woes of Indian-US relations.  Traditional Paiute territory includes SE Oregon.  The third woman is the most interesting: Victoria Howard was a Clackamas woman who lived on the Grand Ronde reservation until her death in 1930. Howard told over 100 traditional stories to Melville Jacobs, who published them as Clackamas Chinook Texts. The book also looks at the assimilationist period of Indian-US relations, when US policy, and the thoughts of many Indian leaders, were that Indians should adopt white culture. Heavily endnoted. Univ. Oklahoma Press. 0-8061-3293-0.  Hb 250 pp. 2001. Maybe a little steep at $30.

Sheehan, Michael F. et. al. Oregon's Prevailing Wage Law: Benefiting the
Public, the Worker, and the Employer. 0-9706338-0-7, Oregon and Southwest Washington Fair Contracting Foundation, 2000. This is a well done fluff book extolling the virtues of the prevailing wage law, (also known as the Davis-Bacon Act) a law that requires workers on government contracts to be paid at the prevailing wage of the locality, which has usually been interpreted as the union wage. I say a fluff book because the authors make no attempt to hide their agenda: "One side of the struggle are those who prefer an economy composed predominantly of poorly educated, low-skill, low-productivity, low-wage workers. On the other side are those who believe in a different vision of America - an America known for its skilled and educated workers, earning high wages justified by their high productivity." Having said that, there is a lot of information here on the development of labor laws in Oregon and the US, and how several Oregon laws became test cases in the US supreme court. There are also first-rate photographs of various construction projects, from the 1920s to the present. My guess: college libraries and perhaps some special libraries might want it. I got a free copy, so I'm adding it to our Oregon collection. You might be able to get a free copy too: Call 877-FCF-FAIR (Toll Free) and see if they will send you a copy. No price is listed anywhere that I can find.

Shewey, John.  Fly Fishing Pacific Northwest Waters:  Trout and Beyond   Frank Amato 1-57188-086-0 $19.95  (1997)

Shirley, Gayle C.  More than Petticoats:  Remarkable Oregon Women.  Falcon Publishing, Helena Montana. ISBN 1-56044-668-4.  $9.95.  1998.  Short bios of  10 women of the 19th century. Missionary Anna Lee, Tabitha Brown, Abigail Scott Duniway, Dr. Bethenia Owens-Adair.  Another essential purchase.

Smith, John Marsh.  Dear Lizzie: The Papers of John Marsh Smith, 1849 1857.  Smith was a 49er who moved to Oregon in 1850.  This book is compiled mostly of letters he sent to his wife in Baltimore.  He returned to Baltimore in 1853, so it gives an idea of Oregon during Territorial days. Published by the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America, in cooperation with the Oregon Historical Society.  0-9617344-0-x.  Hb, 200 pp, 1987.

Smith, Duane A. And Ronald Brown.  No One Ailing Except a Physician: Medicine in the Mining West, 1848-1919.  Filling an interesting niche in the history of Western mining, this looks at medicine-folk and professional- in the mining camps and towns.  There is not material specific to Oregon here, but it will be of interest for collections of Western and Mining history, but the $50 price makes it a optional purchase for most libraries. University Press of Colorado, 0-87081-6111-X.  184 pages, HB.  Index, Bibliography, footnotes.  c. 2000.

Smoot, Jeff.  Climbing the Cascade Volcanoes.  (Formerly: Summit Guide to the Cascade Volcanoes.î) Reprint of a 1992 title, it still looks good.  This gives descriptions of the most common routes up our most commonly climbed mountains.  I compared the Mt. Hood route I took in June 2001 to the description here, and it all lines up.  Oregon peaks included are Mount Hood, Mount Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, Mount Washington, Three Sisters, Broken Top, Mount Bachelor, Mount Thielsen and Mount McLoughlin. Good maps and photos.   Falcon Books, 1-56044-889-X.  $15, Pb.

Snelling, Dennis.  The Pacific Coast League, A Statistical History, 1903 1957.  Year by year statistics.  Another one for the reference collection of hard-core collections. 1995. $30, pb, 400 pp. McFarland, 0-7864-0045-5.

Snively, Gloria.  Exploring the Seashore in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.  Gordon Soules. 0-919574-25-4 $19.95  (1978, 10th printing 1995.)  Super field guide to the critters of the coast. Black and white drawings of high quality, and some photos.

Spring, Ira.  Fifty Hikes in Mount Rainier National Park.  4th ed.  1999.  The Mountaineers. 0-89886-572-7.  $14.95.  pb.  Beautiful pictures and colorful maps, with the briefest descriptions of the trails.  Very attractive however, and a 4th edition means people use it. *

Stadius, Martin.  Dreamers: On the Trail of the Nez Perce.  The flight of the Nez Perce in 1877 seems an endlessly fascinating topic.  This book is worth picking up- Stadius drove and walked the Nez Perce Historic Trail, and combined his observations of today with the story of the retreat of Josephís band of ìdreamersî (Non-Christians.)    Joseph is referred to here as Thunder Rising, a translation of his Nez Perce name.  I did some browsing to see how it read and was pulled in.  Few of us can buy every title, but many of us should buy this one.  My only regret: One of my favorite photographs of the old west is of Joseph and General John Gibbon sitting in camp chairs at the Bear Paw Battlefield-is not included.  The author went to High School in Klamath Falls, and now lives in Portland.   Caxton Press.  0-87004-393-5.  HB 435 pp.  1999.  $25.

Stang, Kathleen Desmond.  Northwest Berry Cookbook.  Sasquatch.  1 57061-112-2.  $14.95.  1998.  Lots of recipes for baked goods and jams.  Includes some more unusual berries, such as crowberry, tayberries and jostaberries, along with our more common friends.

Stein, Arlene.  The Stranger Next Door: The Story of a Small Communityís Battle over Sex, Faith and Civil Rights.  Stein writes as an academic who became a resident of a small city of 8,000 somewhere in Oregon, and the cityís reaction to the anti-homosexual ballot measure #9.  Unfortunately, Stein has changed the name of the town and the residents in order to protect her sources. (However, I did some checking in the ìOregon Indexî, and Iíll bet a nickel the town is Cottage Grove.) This certainly diminishes the bookís historical value, although I suppose it still has a sociological one.  Lon Mabon is the only correctly named individual in the book, although I suppose residents will be able to figure others out.  Beacon Press, Boston. 0-8070-7952-9.  Hb, index and bib. 2001.

Stewart, John L.  Fremontís Greatest Western Exploration: Volume 1: The Dalles to Pyramid Lake.  Stewart has done an interesting thing and taken explorer Charles Fremontís account of his 1843 journey through the west and interladen it with modern commentary about the places he visited.  A good hunk of this was in Oregon.  Fremont traveled from Ft. Vancouver to the Dalles, then south, following the Deschutes past Bend to an area north of Klamath Falls.  He then turned east an exited the Beaver State near Winnemucca, Nevada.  What mars the book is a ìhome-madeî look, but heck, the price isnít bad.  There is no contact address for the publisher on the book.  SET publications, Vancouver, Washington.  0-9673533-00, 1999.  $10, pb, 145 pages.

Stienstra, Rom.  Pacific Northwest Camping:  Complete Guide to More than 45,000 Campsites for Rvers, Car Campers, and Tenters in Washington and Oregon. 6th ed.   Foghorn Press (Publisher's Group West) 1-57354-037-4  $20.95.  A useful guide with good maps.  Let's you know how to find or avoid RV sites.Ý

Stier, Roy.  Down the Hill: A True Story of Early Logging in the Pacific Northwest.  Logging in Washington State, the story of the St. Paul and Tacoma Lumber Com.  Written by a forestry grad of UW.  1-885221-28-2.  $14.95.  pb  192 p.

Strasser, J.B.  Swoosh, the Unauthorized Story Of Nike, and the Men who played there.  1991  0-15187-430-1.

Strong, Michael, et. Al. Glacier! The art of Travel and the Science of Rescue. This is a book on climbing techniques, not a guide to climbing specific glaciers. Detailed, illustrated information on equipment needed for safe glacier climbing, how to rig harnesses, rescue yourself and others, etc.  Falcon Books, 2001. $19. 1-58592-054-1

Stuart, Robert.  Discovery of the Oregon Trail:  Robert Stuart's Narratives of His Overland Trip Eastward from Astoria in 1812-13..  Bison Books 0 8032-9234-1 (1935, reprint 1995)  Reprint of Stuart's journal, with annotations by Philip Ashton Rollins.

Sullivan, William L. 100 Hikes in the Central Oregon Cascades.   Depending on where you live in Oregon, you need one of Bill Sullivan's regional hiking guides. My kids and I discovered Triangulation Peak and Coffin Mountain this year with the help of this book. While you're at it, don't miss Listening for Coyote, Sullivan's great account of a walk across Oregon, now back in print, thanks to OSU Press.  (Jim Scheppke)

Sullivan, William.  Listening for Coyote:  A Walk Across Oregon's Wilderness.  Trek through Oregon's wild areas, from Cape Blanco to Hell's Canyon.

Taggart, Dan and Kathleen.  Northwest Food and Wine:  Great food to serve with the wines of Oregon and Washington.  Sasquatch.  1-57061-147-5.  1998.  Take your pick of wine, and then there are some recipes to go with it.Ý

Taylor, Colin F.  Native American Weapons. An attractive book that is bound to be popular with people interested in traditional Indian life, it has first-rate illustrations.  There is also a section on shields and body armor, which I found quite interesting. Some of the examples are of NW tribes, but the book is organized by type of weapon, not geographically. I do have some concerns about scholarship, or maybe only proof-reading: for example there is a photograph of a medicine bundle labeled ìOsage medicine bundle, Ojibwa, circa 1880.î  The Osage were a plains tribe, the Ojibwa (Chippewa) are a people of the Great Lakes.  I donít see how the bundle could be a product of both tribes.   But this is a nice book-reminds me of Dorling Kindersley stuff.  University of Oklahoma Press, 0-8061 33465.  $20, 128 pp. HB.

Taylor, Joseph E.  Making Salmon: An Environmental History of the Northwest Fisheries Crisis.   A doctoral dissertation reworked, there are tons of footnotes and references.  Looks at the salmon fishery from points of view of Indians before Europeans, the first rush of Europeans, the struggles between local and large-scale commercial fishermen.  Perhaps the most interesting chapter will be the last, in which Taylor asserts that the modern environmental movement is no less self-motivated than commercial and subsistence fishermen.  Scholarly stuff. Univ. Washington Press, 1999. 421 pp. $35 HB. Indexed

Taylor, Murry A.  Jumping Fire: A Smokejumperís Memoir of Fighting Wildfire. Not set in Oregon, but well told stories of the smokejumper business.  Harcourt, Inc. 2000.  0-15-100589-3.  Hb, $26. No index.

Teel, Harry.  Guide to Fly Fishing Central and Southeastern Oregon.  David Communications, Sisters OR.  0-9637256-9-6  Nicely illustrated, quick to the point.  Let's go fishing!

Telfer, George F.  Manila Envelopes.  Oregon Historical Society.  0-87595 129-5  $15.95.  Telfner was a member of the 2d Oregon volunteers, sent to the Philippines to suppress Aguinaldo's revolt following the Spanish American war.  These are his letters home.

Thompson, Scott M.  I Will Tell of My War Story: A Pictorial Account of the Nez Perce War. A wonderful book, and unlike any other Nez Perce title. This is a reproduction of colored drawings made in a ledger book by a Nez Perce warrior who participated in the Joseph campaign.  He is unknown, but the book and drawings passed from Charles Warner, agent to the Nez Perce shortly after the war, through several hands before being given to the Idaho Historical Society in 1990.  With scholarly commentary. I donít see how any library interested in the Nez Perce story can pass this one up.  University of Washington Press, 2000. Trade Paper, 125 pages, index and bib.  0-295-97943-7. $27.

Thorp, Daniel B.  Lewis and Clark, An American Journey.  Similar to Schmidtís book in that it is oversize and profusely illustrated, it differs in that Thorp looks at the journey through a bigger lens, with more on Jefferson and the times, making this another valuable popular history of the epic journey.  Metro Books, 1998. 1-56799-584-5.  Indexed, recommended reading.

Tisdale, Sallie.  Stepping Westward:  The Long Search for Home in the Pacific Northwest.  "Regional history and personal history mingle in a journey through the region."

Twining, Charles E.  F.K. Weyerhaeuser.  Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1997.  $29.95 hb.  F.K. was the grandson of Frederick W., founder of the dynasty. He spent most of his life in St. Paul, MN, but as a Weyerhaeuser, he had influence on this area.  For example, he began replanting programs for trees in the 1930s, before it was fashionable.   Not an essential purchase for most libraries, but perhaps one for universities and cities with a big Weyerhaeuser presence.  By the way, I have an amusing story of the Weyerhaeuser family and the library of the Minnesota Historical Society (my former employer) if anyone cares.

Ulrich, Roberta.  Empty Nets: Indians, Dams and the Columbia River.  OSU Press, $19.95 pb. The Oregonian ran a review of this Jan. 30. It appears to be a political history of Indian fishing in the Columbia Basin. Give it credit for an obvious bias: The author calls Washington Senator Slade Gordon, "the most visibily virulent of anti-Indian politicians in the state." However, it may be useful in presenting an Indian viewpoint on the Snake River Dam controversy

Ulrich, Roberta.  Empty Nets: Indians, Dams, and the Columbia River  (OSU Press) Read it and weep.  Every Oregonian should  know the story of the 60-year struggle of our native peoples to get the government to keep its promises.  (Jim Scheppke, Oregon State Librarian)

Vallier, Tracy.  Island & Rapids: A Geologic Story of Hells Canyon.  Geologists, God Bless ëem, are heavy library users, and its a good thing, because few others were get through this book.  Lots of photographs and a killer bibliography, but not for the general reader.  I donít know much about the subject, but me thinks this is a good one.  PB 145 Pages.  Confluence Press, (Lewis-Clark State College)   8x11.  Lewiston, Idaho.  1 881090-302

Van Demark, Dick.  Steelhead Fly Fishing in Low Water:  A Different Approach.  Bellingham:  Forest Park Publishers 1-849522-05-5 $16.95.  (1996)  Easy to read, good illustrations.

Vargas, Mark A.  Fishing the Oregon Coast.  Medford:  Rhinoceros Publications.  0-9655128-0-0 $12.95 (1996)

Venn, George.  West of  Paradise.   (Ice River) You will fully appreciate the title of this book of poetry if you know that the author lives out east in Union County. This is a marvelous collection. For those of you who frequently drive I-84 to and from Eastern Oregon, as I do, the poem 'Segues for Interstate 84' is worth the price of the book." (Jim Scheppke)

Waag, David.  Oregon Descents: A Backcountry Ski Guide to the Southern Cascades.  Includes Hood, Jefferson, Three Sisters, Broken Top, Diamond Peak, Mt. Bailey, Mt. McLoughlin.  For Intermediate and Advanced downhill skiers and snowboarders who like to hike to the top of the run, rather than ride a chair.  The author says these are best done in the spring.  Free Heel Press, Box 19556, Portland 97280-0556.  0-9661746-07.  $18.  1997.

Walker, Mary. Ed. On To Oregon: The Diaries of Mary Walker and Myra Eels. Univ. of Nebraska Press, 1998. 382 pp $16 pb. A reprinting of the diaries of these women, wives of missionaries, covering the trip, their impressions of the Spokane Indians, and life in general before 1850.

Walker, Kevin.  Learn Rock Climbing in a Weekend. DK 0-375-70303-9  $10.95 (1991)

Ward, Jean. Editor.  Yours for Liberty: Selections from Abigail Scott Duniwaysí Suffrage Newspaper.  Duniway was an suffragist in the Northwest.  She published a weekly called the ìNew Northwestî from 1871 to 1887.  Excerpted are editorials, travel writing, religion, race relations, and feminism.  Duniway was a significant figure of the times.  Oregon State Univ. Press, 2000.  300 Pp, $22 pb.

Warren, Stuart.  Oregon Handbook.  Moon Travel Pub. , 4th ed, 1-56691 113-3 (1998).  A new edition of a standard Oregon travel guide.

Warren, Stuart and Ted Ishikawa.  Oregon.  Moon Handbooks.  5Th Ed.  1 56691-272-5.  Pb. $20.  About the trim size of a Lonely Planet title.  Not definitive, but functional.

Watts, Alan.  Climbers Guide to Smith Rock.  Although this book is quite dated, 1992, I think it still has real value.  The directions are highly detailed- really.  He claims to have about 1,000 climbs on the rock listed here.  Since each climb can start only 5 feet from the previous one, I think he may be right.  Wonderful maps with great detail.  Public Libraries should give serious consideration to buying this, despite the age.  Chockstone Press, Box 3505, Evergreen, CO 80439.  0-934641-188.  Pb, 340 pp.

Weber, Edward.  Diving and Snorkeling Guide to the Pacific Northwest.  Pisces Books 1-55992-075-0 $12.95  (1993)  Where to go, what you might see.  Nice and to the point.

Wells, Donald R.  The Race for the Governor's Cup: The Pacific Coast League Playoffs, 1936-1954". Once upon a time, the Pacific Coast League was high-level baseball, almost at the major league level. This book looks at the four team playoff series that once marked the end of the season. There are game summaries and box scores.  For the complete collection only, and perhaps for Portland area libraries. c.2000.  McFarland, 480 pp. $30. Pb.  0 7864-0760-3

Wells, Gail and Dawn Anzinger. Lewis and Clark Meet Oregonís Forests: Lessons from Dynamic Nature. An attractive and interesting book that traces northwest forests through time, pointing out, as it is often easy to forget, that forests are always in a state of flux.  This traces geologic roots of our forests, has fine illustrations and interesting sidebars. Each chapter has endnotes, and there is a bibliography and index.  The cover is unattractive, but the rest of the book is first-rate. Wells is the author of The Tillamook: A Created Forest Comes of Age. Oregon Forest Resources Institute, 808 SW Third Ave, Suite 480, Portland 97204.  503-229-6718. 0-87437-003-5

Wells, Gail.  The Tillamook: A Created Forest Comes of Age.  Oregon State Univ. Press, 1999.  0-87071-464-3.  I haven't seen this one yet, but the book is unusual in that it is an examination of a second-growth forest, planted as a result of the terrible fires of the 1930s.  pb. $17.95

White, William.  Oregon, California and Mormon Trails by Air: A Pilotís Guide to the Immigrant Trails.  Profusely illustrated guide to following the Oregon Trail from light aircraft.  A very interesting idea, and well done.  If you buy it, you might need to alert your local pilots of its existence.  Western Airtrails. Box 6071.  N. Logan, UT 84341.  1-888-755 0330.  $19.  0-9655085-95.  1997.

White, Kris. Ed.  Overland Passages:  A guide to Overland Documents in the Oregon Historical Society. Oregon Historical Society, 1993.  0-87595 242-9.  $15.95.  Every library in Oregon ought to have this nicely annotated guide to manuscripts in the Oregon Historical Society.  Entries list call number, author, length, age and sex of writer, route of travel, Indian tribes encountered, and names of people mentioned in the text.

Whiteman, Dan.  An Oregon Tale: Memoirs of one manís failed attempt to escape childhood.  I am supposing this is a ìprint on demandî title, as it comes from 1st Books Library, ìThe worldís leading online libraryî (www.1stbooks.com, or 205 N. College Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47404.) Unlike some ìprint on demandî titles that look good, this one looks home made.  I suppose Whiteman lives in Oregon, although there is nothing in this collection of tales, aside from the title, that I noticed as Oregonia. It is just little stories of the authorís life.  Highly optional purchase.  1 58500-1554

Whitney, Jan.   Garden Touring in the Pacific Northwest.  Alaska Northwest.  0=88240-429-6  $15.95.  "Guide to Gardens and nurseries in Oregon, Washington, and BC."

Wigg, Mark.  Mountain Biking Oregon.  Most of the trails here are west of Highway 97 (Bend.) A straight-ahead guidebook with descriptions of trail surfaces and profile maps. Falcon Books, 1998. 1-56044-671-4. Pb $13.

Williams, Jacqueline B.  The Way We Ate:  Pacific Northwest Cooking, 1843-1900.  Washington State Univ Press.  0-87422-136-6.  $18.95.  1996.  Not so much a cookbook as a book on foodways. Not suitable for the student's "what did they eat on the Oregon trail" question as much as a book for people interested in food as it relates to culture.

Williamson, Darcy.  Basque Cooking and Lore.  Want to eat like a sheepherder?  Hereís your chance.  Caxton Press: 0-87004-3463.  $15.  Warning!  COMB BINDING.

Willis,A.R.   Pacific Gardener 160 p " Lists 250 common plants and instructions on their care."

Wood, Erskine.  Days with Chief Joseph:  Centennial Edition.  One of the amazing stories of the West is here.  Chief Joseph's "I will fight no more forever" speech was recorded by US Army officer. C.E.S. Wood.  Fifteen years later, Wood sent his son, Erskine Wood, to spend several months with Joseph.  This is Erskine's Diary of those days.  $7.95.  pb.Ý

Woodfin, Jane.  Of Mikes and Men.  An out-of-print tale from 1951.  Why I am including it?  Because Jane Woodfin was really Evelyn Sibley Lampman!  This book is a comic re-telling of Lampmanís career in the radio business during the Great Depression.  You might want to look for it at Powells, Alibris, or other out-of-print sources.  McGraw Hill, HB, 275 pp.

Woody, Elizabeth, ed.  Salmon Nation: People and Fish at the Edge (Ecotrust) A visually appealing book and a good primer on the Northwest salmon crisis.  (Jim Scheppke, Oregon State Librarian)

Yeats, Robert S.  Living With Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest.  Oregon State Univ. Press, $21.95.  1998.  Yeats is a retired OSU geology professor.  I haven't seen the book, but it got a good review in the Oregonian on Dec. 30.  Given his credentials, and the slick-looking package, I think this may be a stronger title than Vern Cope's self-published 1993 work.Ý

Yeoman, Andrew.  A West Coast Kitchen Garden:  Growing Culinary Herbs and Vegetables.  Whitecap 1-55110-279-X  "Advice on the care and use of over 90 herbs"

Yuskavitch, Jim.  Insiders Guide to Bend and Central Oregon, Including Sisters, Sunriver and Redmond.  pb, $15.95.  Falcon, 1999.  1-57380-073 2.  This is a good one.  Lots of information on activities year-round, parks, shopping, places to stay and eat.  I'd buy it!

Yuskavitch, Jim.  Oregon Nature Weekends: 52 Great Nature Getaways. Family fun with nature is the theme here.  Most of the destinations are easily reached by car.  The activities are laid out by the Calendar, 4 or 5 for each month.  I liked it.  Falcon Books, 2000.  Pb, $15.  1-56044-964-0

Yuskavitch, Jim.  Fishing Oregon: An anglerís guide to 88 top fishing spots.  A nice guide.  You can look up a fish, and it tells you good baits and locations to catch it, or you can look up a location, and it tells you what is there.  Succinct, but useful.  Falcon Books, 2001.  1-56044-728-1. $19, pb. 260 pp.

Zagat.  Seattle Portland Restaurants 1999/2000  pb $9.95.  1-57006-154 8  Zagat is a customer-based survey of restaurants in a given area.  This edition covers 822 of them in Portland and Seattle.  There is an alphabetical section, and great indexes with "Cigar Friendly" , Open Late, Wheelchair Access and many others.  *

Zilly, John.  Kissing the Trail: Northwest and Central Oregon. Mountain biking, c. 2000.  There are three main clusters covered here: South of Hood River, West of Bend, and SE of Eugene, with a few scattered elsewhere.  Maps, descriptions and ratings of the rides.  In some ways better than the Falcon Guide from 1998, in some ways not.  Both have their merits and weaknesses. (The directions are a little too detailed in this one, but the writing is more exciting.) Sasquatch Books, 2000. 1-57061-211-0.

Zimmer, William F., edited by Jerome A. Greene.  Frontier Soldier: An Enlisted Man's Journal of the Sioux and Nez Perce Campaigns, 1877.  Montana Historical Society Press, 1998.  HB $32, pb $15.95.  Zimmer was a German immigrant who served in the regular army on frontier posts. He writes of daily soldier life and of the 1877

_____Pacific Northwest- Compass American Guides. (Fodors)  2d ed.  1999.  $19.95.  0-679-00283-9.  Quick hits on Washington and Oregon, and  BC.  Fodor's quality, but the scope of the book makes it best for an overview.  364. p.Ý

_____Saving the Gray Whale: People, Politics, and Conservation in Baja California. February 2000 by University of Arizona Press.  Trade Paper  0 8165-1846-7  $17.95 US.  Looks at gray whale conservation in Mexico.  Academic, but the gray whale's are our boys, so coastal libraries might want to consider it.

______National Trust Guide to Seattle.  I haven't seen this one, but it is a guide to Seattle architecture.  ISBN 0471-18044-0.

________.SmartStart Your Oregon Business.  Grants Pass:  Oasis Press 1 55571-425-0  $19.95.  I'm not sure how Oregon specific this title really is, I found few items that where particular to our state. Still, there seems to be good material here in planning a business.
 
 

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