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Alexie, Sherman Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The
Little, Brown 2007 0316013684 / 9780316013680 Hardcover New New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Born with a variety of medical problems, Junior is picked on by everyone but his best friend. Determined to receive a good education, Junior leaves the rez to attend an all-white school in the neighboring farm town where the only other Indian is the school mascot. 001008
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Alexie, Sherman Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The
Little, Brown 2007 0316013684 / 9780316013680 Hardcover New New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Born with a variety of medical problems, Junior is picked on by everyone but his best friend. Determined to receive a good education, Junior leaves the rez to attend an all-white school in the neighboring farm town where the only other Indian is the school mascot. 002026
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Berry, Don Moontrap
Oregon State University Press 2004 0870710397 / 9780870710391 Soft Cover New
Following Trask in Don Berry's trilogy of novels set in the Oregon Territory, Moontrap is a book of remarkable beauty and power about a man caught between his vivid past and an uncertain future. The year is 1850, a transitional period in the new Oregon Territory, with settlers and lawmakers working to subdue the untamed, uncivilized region. Johnson Monday, a former mountain man, has been living on a bend of the Willamette River near Oregon City with his Shoshone Indian wife for seven years, struggling to make a place in settled society. 000483
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Berry, Don To Build a Ship
Oregon State University Press 2004 0870710400 / 9780870710407 Soft Cover New
In To Build a Ship, Don Berry explores the extent to which a man can betray himself and his morality for a dream or obsession. It's the story of a handful of settlers who take up land on the beautiful Tillamook Bay in the early 1850s--defiant dreamers battling the wilderness. With forested mountains at their backs and the open sea as their sole road to trade, they are suddenly isolated from the outside world when the only captain who would enter their harbor dies. With the survival of their new settlement threatened, they decide to build their own schooner. 000482
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Berry, Don Trask
Oregon State University Press 2004 0870710230 / 9780870710230 Soft Cover New
Set in 1848 on the wild edge of the continent, in the rain forests and rugged headlands of the Oregon coast "Trask follows a mountain man's quest for new opportunities and new land to settle. The OSU Press is proud to reissue Berry's celebrated first book, considered one of the finest historical novels of the American West. 000481
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Breverton, Terry Pirate Dictionary, The
Pelican Publishing 2004 1589802438 / 9781589802438 Softcover New
Reading through these words and phrases is an abbreviated trip through history, with lists of major naval mutinies, a summary of the slave trade, and even jokes. This dictionary is written to be entertaining as well as informative, to give a flavor of the interesting times from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries when pirates controlled many sea lanes. It also contains a treasure trove of factual information about life aboard the ship, important pirate haunts, and technical terms. 001837
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Curran, Bob Mysterious Celtic Mythology in American Folklore
Pelican Publishing 2010 158980743X / 9781589807433 Hardcover New
Many American legends have Celtic origins. Each chapter in this fascinating book presents a Celtic myth and a similar American one. Celtic immigrants brought these legends to all regions of the U.S. Old-world mythology morphs into New World folklore. Curran recounts America's oldest legends and traces their origins to the Celtic mythology of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, presenting a similar old-world tale alongside each American version. Once transported to America, the original Celtic tales evolved to assimilate the new population's geographic, social, and religious customs, weaving their way into the fabric of American folk history. 001835
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Davis, Kate Falcons of North America
Mountain Press Publishing 2008 0878425535 / 9780878425532 Softcover New
Renowned raptor advocate and environmental educator Kate Davis expertly details the lives of the six North American species of true falcons, along with their subspecies. With contagious enthusiasm, she explores everything from anatomy, hunting, courtship, and migration to influences on human cultures, habitat loss, and restoration efforts. With its stunning color photographs and the results of new research never before published in one volume, Falcons of North America is sure to become a staple of any bird lover’s library. 001656
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de Wire, Eleanor Guardians of the Lights: Stories of U.S. Lighthouse Keepers
Pineapple Press 1996 1561641197 / 9781561641192 Softcover New
In a charming blend of history and human interest, this book paints a colorful portrait of the lives of a vanished breed—the lighthouse keepers. The books begins in the year 1716, when the first lighthouse was established in America, to the early 1980s when automation replaced the last human "guardian of the light." A wealth of material from the archives of the 19th and 20th centuries—primarily letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts—provides vivid stories about lighthouse keeping in this country: the daily work; coping with fog, storms, and other catastrophes; legends and ghosts; women's and family's roles; lighthouse children and pets; the natural world around lighthouses; and the diverse characters of those who held the job. Lighthouse keeping was a unique occupation, now obsolete, and this book is a fitting tribute to these tough, usually solitary, and dedicated heroes who kept the lights burning every night, without fail. 001785
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Donahue, Peter Clara and Merritt
Wordcraft of Oregon 2010 187765566X / 9781877655661 Softcover New Tradepaperback
Clara and Merritt by the author of Madison House, winner of The Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction, unfolds amidst the violent strife between longshoremen and Teamsters in Seattle in the 1930s and '40s--and extends author Peter Donahue's remarkable investigation of Northwest history. "Clara and Merritt is rich with details that give life to a little-known chapter of our past.Donahue draws us into a panoramic, dramatic saga." -- Molly Gloss, author of The Hearts of Horses. Due June 2010. 001996
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Holm, Don and Myrtle Holm Old-Fashioned Dutch Oven Cookbook
Caxton Press 1969 0870041339 / 9780870041334 Softcover New
This cookbook is primarily an outdoor cookbook specializing in old-fashioned Dutch oven and sourdough cookery. In addition to numerous traditional recipes, there are even a few which feature bear, buffalo, and woodchuck meat. 001889
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James, Will Smoky: The Cowhorse
Mountain Press Publishing Co. 1999 087842413X / 9780878424139 Reprint Softcover New Trade Paperback
The experiences of a mouse-colored horse from his birth in the wild, through his capture by humans and his work in the rodeo and on the range, to his eventual old age. 001419
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Jenkins, Sherry Jensen Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns
Parkway Publishers 2009 1933251654 / 9781933251653 Softcover New
For the past two decades, Orville Hicks has enthralled audiences with his storytelling performances. Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns includes more than 20 transcribed stories that expertly capture the voice of the master storyteller. Each of these stories is paired with lively pencil sketches. Some of the stories tell of Orville's traditional Appalachian childhood, others are traditional "Jack Tales" which feature the antics of the mischevious boy named Jack. The most recognizable Jack Tale is the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. 001862
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Johnson, Jinny Animal Tracks and Signs
National Geographic 2008 1426302533 / 9781426302534 Hard Cover New
When the wilderness calls—or even just the back yard—young nature lovers need a helpful guide to set them on the right track. Now kids can learn about their favorite animals—from cheetahs to snakes—in a whole new way: from the signs they leave behind. 000386
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Kinney, Jeff Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Amulet Books 207 0810993139 / 9780810993136 Hardcover New 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. 001228
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Kramis, Sharon and Julie Kramis-Hearne Dutch Oven Cookbook, The: Recipes for the Best Pot in Your Kitchen
Sasquatch Books 2006 1570614989 / 9781570614989 Softcover New
Today's busy lifestyles make it impractical to plan the kind of multicourse feasts one might wish. An easy and exciting solution is the venerable dutch oven pot. In this follow-up to their successful The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook, Sharon Kramis and Julie Kramis Hearne show off the many virtues of this kitchen essential. The dutch oven excels at everything from simmering to baking, working equally well on the stovetop and in the oven. The book begins with an informative history of the pot, along with a discussion of various cooking methods. From there it moves into such mouthwatering dishes as Slow Cooked Pork with Smoky Barbeque Sauce and Slaw, Smothered Chicken with Sautéed Morels, Fresh Vegetable Estouffade, Northwest Bouillabaisse, and Ms. Kate's Spoon Bread. 001928
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