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Oregon's dry side : exploring east of the Cascade Crest / Alan D. St. John.

St. John, Alan D. (Author). St. John, Alan D. Eastern Oregon. (Added Author).

Summary:

Helps to explore the sights, sounds, scents, and stories of Oregon's dry side, the vast, arid East, which is the state's true West. This book shows the region's flora and fauna and dramatic geology in photographs.

Record details

ISBN: 0881928291
ISBN: 9780881928297
Physical Description: 323 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Portland, Or. : Timber Press, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Rev., expanded ed. of: Eastern Oregon : portrait of the land and its people. Helena, MT : American Geographic Pub., c1988.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I The dry side: a natural history ; Geological underpinnings ; Dry side flora ; Dry side fauna -- Part II Central Oregon ; From sagebrush sandals to ski boots ; Middle ground : high tech meets old west -- Part III Southeastern Oregon ; From covered wagons to horseless carriages ; Sagebrush and elbow room -- Part IV Northeastern Oregon ; From Nez Perce Appaloosas to the Iron Horse railroad ; Land of gold-bearing mountains and golden wheat.