McArthur's Oregon Geographic Names is the definitive "all you need to know about Oregon" text. The author spends some 500 or so pages describing towns from Alsea to Zigzag. His details include a mix of pioneer history and native lore. What emerges is a singular and often unknown view of Oregon.

As a student of history, this text provides the "little" details that a larger view of history might neglect to tell. For instance, in discussing the origins of the Willamette river name, McArthur explores the first use of the word in local newspapers, and also calls on linguistic records in order to discover its first use. What the reader discovers here, and it is representative of most of the text, is that McArthur digs deep into the archives by following all available paper trials.

As a student of history, and of Oregon in general, this book is indispensable. I suspect too that it could be used by the "Cliff Clavens" of the world as a way of distributing "little known facts" about Oregon at parties.

Bryan Hiatt, Humanities Department Chemeketa Community College Salem, OR

For those enamored with books on golf courses (and I am one), "Oregon Golf" is a gem of a find. Author Paul Linnman takes you on a personal tour of the courses in Oregon and thoughtfully conveys the surprising variety that exists in the state. Having personally played most of the best, it was reassuring to see that all the best were covered...there were no omissions. Traveling along with Linnman, you experience through him the feel and highlights of each course along with some fun anecdotes. Equally important is the outstanding photography by Rick Schafer and complimentary layout that brings the text to life. This is a coffee-table book with heart; and the price is right. If you have any interest in Oregon golf or golf architecture in general, "Oregon Golf" is a "must-have" for your library.

A continuation of the Wagon's West series by calling it "The Holts" series, this book shows great promise as it makes Tim and Janessa come to the forefront. There are four stories in this book:
1) Janessa starts medical school.
2) Tim runs off to become a miner.
3) Toby runs for senator
4) White Elk courts a chinese girl

Surprising, the stories do not conflict with each other, a problem that later books in the series would have. It is a beautifully crafted book.

It also illustrates what the rest of the books should have done. It should have stayed with Tim as the focal character in the series. By constantly switching the main characters from book to book, it weaken the series as a whole.

Highly recommended book, especially when one wants to read about prejudice towards Chinese.

I first saw this book in the waiting room of my dentist's office. As I browsed through it, I became immersed in the photographs and began to reminisce about places I had been, and found others I have yet to visit. The astounding beauty on each page and the poetic words of reflection convey a sense of dreaminess and awe at the experiencial opportunities that our State has to offer. The pictures in this book do a marvelous job of taking us there.

Skye Fargo does it again. Once you start reading this book you can't stop. It's action packed.

This book is fantastic! It replaces having to hire a professional guide for white-water trips. The information is clear, concise and well thought out. Maps and charts provide great detail, and the time mapping to evaluate float time is essential for all those that "do it" and not just "read it." When you float a river, the landmarks can change, flows differ, but this book helps you plan a white-water trip as if you had been down the river a hundred times already. A must have book for any first time trip. His Idaho book is just as good. I tested this book on five different rivers and it has been a life-saver!!

A complete listing of all known Oregon TRADE TOKENS, "Good-For" tokens, arranged by city and merchant, with full descriptions of obverse and reverse, a rarity guide, some pictures, and a comprehensive index by all words on all tokens. IN PRINT, and available from stock, in softbound or hardbound. I am the publisher.

Minimal text and a focus on photographic quality make for a lovely visual journey over the Oregon Trail which places one color plate with facing text per page. Accounts of Oregon Trail life and travels make for a history account which is personal and enhanced with modern portraits of the Trail.

Reading Oregon Trivia is a pleasure. It's like a cram course in everything about the entire state and it is fun. You'll like it. The book contains interesting nuggets collected from books 75 and more years old, the latest news from the internet and not a corner of the state hasn't been discussed in terms of geography, history, sports, folklore, entertainment and nature. So get your copy today!

This photo book is a feast to the eye. The photographers have captured the wilds of Oregon from the coast over the Cascade Range and into the high desert. Check out Fred Pflughoft's other Wild and Beautiful books (Grand Teton, Wyoming and Yellowstone) along with Fred and David Morris' "Great Lodges of the West" and "Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies"; you won't be disappointed.