Oregon Historical Quarterly articles from June 2003

Oregon Historical Quarterly archives from June 2003

Beavers, firs, salmon, and falling water: pacific northwest regionalism and the environment.
June 22, 2003... THE IDEA OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST as region has long been associated with two related phenomena: geographical isolation and natural wealth. The descriptions have changed over time, for isolation and natural wealth have been strikingly affected...

"Ruining" the rivers in the snake country: the Hudson's Bay Company's fur desert policy.
June 22, 2003... EVERY YEAR our understanding of human influences on the land and waters of the Pacific Northwest deepens, and the subtleties and complexity of the interaction between people and the landscape are teased out of scientific data and personal...

Columbia River Indian fishing rights and the geography of fisheries mitigation.(Replacing Salmon)
June 22, 2003... A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT HAS OCCURRED in the geography of Columbia River Basin salmon production in the past 150 years. By one estimate, 88 percent of adult salmon returning to the Columbia River prior to the 1850s originated above Bonneville Dam....

The politics of education at Fort Vancouver, 1836-1838.("The School Is Under My Direction")
June 22, 2003... Mr. Beaver and Dr. McLoughlin now do not speak to each other and the gentlemen of the Fort have not attended the services for several Sabbaths. The difficulty is about the school and the doctrines that should be taught. --Narcissa Whitman,...

Oaks amusement park.(Oregon Places)
June 22, 2003... LICKED AWAY IN SOUTHEAST PORTLAND near the Sellwood Bridge is Oaks Amusement Park, one of the oldest continuously operated amusement parks in the United States. A modest operation, the park currently includes about two dozen rides that operate...

Jacksonville Woodlands Association.(Affiliate Spotlight)
June 22, 2003... Jacksonville Woodlands Association P.O. Box 1210 Jacksonville, Oregon 97530 Phone 541-899-7402 (Larry Smith) E-mail: info Cajvwoodlands.org Web site: http://www jvwoodlands.org/ OHS Affiliate since 2003 IN 1966,...

Dr. John C. Pierce: introducing the new executive director of the Oregon historical society.
June 22, 2003... The Oregon Historical Quarterly is pleased to introduce Dr. John C. Pierce as the new Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society. A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dr. Pierce was raised in Yelm, Washington, a pioneer timber and...

Sento at Sixth and Main: Preserving Landmarks of Japanese American Heritage.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... By Gail Dubrow with Donna Graves Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, 2002, distributed by the University of Washington Press. Photographs, notes. 228 pages. $19.95 paper. Reviewed by Eiichiro Azuma University of Pennsylvania,...

Fluid Arguments: Five Centuries of Western Water Conflict.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... University of Arizona Press, Tucson, 2001. Maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. 384 pages. $45.00 cloth. Reviewed by William L. Lang Portland State University, Portland, Oregon NOTHING IN THE HISTORY of the American West...

On Doing Local History, second edition.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... AltaMira Press, Walnut Creek, Calif., 2003. Notes, index. 192 pages. $70.00 cloth, $24.95 paper. Reviewed by Kevin Britz The High Desert Museum, Bend, Oregon THE DOCUMENTATION of local history has always been a challenge to...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
June 22, 2003... The caption for the photograph that appeared above the table of contents in the Winter 2002 issue incorrectly indicated that the image was taken near Thurston, Oregon. The photograph shows the Malheur Valley of eastern Oregon and may have been...

The Unforgiving Coast: Maritime Disasters of the Pacific Northwest.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 2002. Photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, index. 224 pages. $19.95 paper. Reviewed by Harvey Steele Portland, Oregon THE BREAKUP of the shuttle Columbia reminds us that seemingly...

The Cayton Legacy: An African American Family.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Washington State University Press, Pullman, 2002. Photographs, notes, bibliography, index. 264 pages. $21.95 paper. Reviewed by Patricia A. Schechter Portland State University, Portland, Oregon RICHARD S. HOBBS has written an...

Uneven Ground: American Indian Sovereignty and Federal Law.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2001. Tables, notes, bibliography, index. 336 pages. $39.95 cloth. Reviewed by John Shurts Northwest Power Planning Council, Portland, Oregon UN EVEN GROUND is advertised as providing...

Common and Contested Ground: A Human and Environmental History of the Northwestern Plains.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 2001. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. 279 pages. $29.95 cloth. Reviewed by Ken Coates University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon THEODORE BINNEMA SET OUT to write a...

General William S. Harney: Prince of Dragoons.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 2001. Photographs, maps, notes, bibliography, index. 409 pages. $50.00 cloth. Reviewed by Robert Carriker Gonzaza Universitv. Spokane. Washington BIOGRAPHIES are a terrific resource. They...

Children's Voices from the Trail: Narratives of the Platte River Road.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Arthur H. Clark Company, Spokane, Wash., 2002. Illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, 336 pages. $39.50 cloth. Reviewed by Susan Badger Doyle Pendleton, Oregon DURING THE western emigrant trails era, 1841-1869, at least...

More Voices, New Stories: King County, Washington's First 150 Years.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2003. Illustrations, maps, index. 264 Pages. $17.95 paper. Reviewed by Steve Anderson Renton Historical Museum, Renton, Washington MORE VoICES, NEW STORIES is a gathering of narratives...

Hazel Wolf: Fighting the Establishment.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... University of Washington Press, Seattle, 2002. Illustrations, photographs, notes, index. 408 pages. $29.95 cloth. Reviewed by Sandy Polishuk Portland State University, Portland, Oregon HAZEL WOLF WAS BORN In 1898 In Victoria,...

Wherever I Go, I Will Always Be a Loyal American: Schooling Seattle's Japanese Americans during World War II.(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Routledge Falmer, New York, 2002. Photographs, tables, notes, bibliography, index. 219 pages. $21.95 paper. Reviewed by Robert C. Sims Boise State University, Boise, Idaho THE INTRIGUING QUOTATION in the title of this work...

Book notes.(collection of 10 brief reviews)(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... The Urban Indian Experience in America, by Donald L. Fixico (University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 2000. Photographs, notes, bibliography, index. 288 pages. $17.95 paper) An ethno history of modern urban Native Americans, this study...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2003... To the Editor: The article about the Brooklyn Roundhouse (OHQ, Summer 2002) was wonderful. The residents of the City of Portland are fortunate to be the owners of three great steam locomotives. Many younger people are unaware of the...

Notices.
June 22, 2003... Research Library and Museum Announce Reopening The Oregon Historical Society has announced that its Research Library and Museum will re-open to the public on Saturday, September 20, 2003. New hours for the museum galleries and library are...