The Oregon Companion

Author: Richard H. Engeman
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0881928992

The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane

What's the connection between Ken Kesey and Nancy's Yogurt? How about the difference between a hoedad and a webfoot? What became of the Pixie Kitchen and the vanished Lambert Gardens?

The Oregon Companion is an A-Z handbook of over 1000 people, places, and things. Download The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. From Abernethy and beaver money to houseboats, railroads, and the Zigzag River, an intrepid public historian separates fact from fiction - with his sense of humor intact. Entries include towns and cities, counties, rivers, lakes, and mountains; people who have left a mark on Oregon; industries, products, crops, and natural resources. Includes more than 160 historical black and white photos. This entertaining and delightfully meticulous compendium is an essential reference Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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