William G Robbins: 3 books
Landscapes of Promise
The Oregon Story, 1800-1940
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Landscapes of Promise is the first comprehensive environmental history of the early years of a state that has long been associated with environmental protection. Covering the period from early human habitation to the end of World War II, William Robbins shows that the reality of Oregon's environmental...
Landscapes of Conflict
The Oregon Story, 1940-2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2009
Post-World War II Oregon was a place of optimism and growth, a spectacular natural region from ocean to high desert that seemingly provided opportunity in abundance. With the passing of time, however, Oregon�s citizens � rural and urban � would find themselves entangled in issues that they had...
Hard Times in Paradise
Coos Bay, Oregon
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2011
Blessed with vast expanses of virgin timber, a good harbor, and a San Francisco market for its lumber, the Coos Bay area once dubbed itself "a poor man's paradise." A new Prologue and Epilogue by the author bring this story of gyppo loggers, longshoremen, millwrights, and whistle punks into...