Exploring Oregon's History

by William Sullivan

Overview

Hang on for a rollicking tour of Oregon's grandest museum -- the great outdoors. Recounted in a fresh style that's fun for armchair travelers and hikers alike, this guidebook tells the stories behind 57 of the state's most scenic historic sites. Come follow Lewis and Clark's trail across Tillamook Head. Ride with Chief Joseph on his tragic retreat through Hells Canyon. Discover paths to fire lookouts, lighthouses, and abandoned gold mines. Relive legends, discoveries, scandals, and triumphs that rocked the West. Come explore Oregon's history!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781939312303
Publisher:	Navillus Press
Publication date:	02/22/2023
Series:	Oregon history , #1
Pages:	322
Sales rank:	528,382
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

The author of two dozen books about Oregon, William L. Sullivan is a fifth-generation Oregonian. He writes outdoor columns for Eugene Weekly, the Eugene Register-Guard and the Salem Statesman-Journal. His journal of a 1000-mile backpacking trek across Oregon, published as "Listening for Coyote", was chosen one of the state's 100 Books. He lives with his wife Janell Sorensen in Eugene, but spends summers in the remote log cabin they built by hand in Oregon's Coast Range without a road or power tools. More information about Sullivan's books, adventures, audio books, and speaking engagements is at oregonhiking.com .