42nd Annual Holiday Cheer
 Sunday, December 6, 2009 Noon – 5 P.M. Authors signing from Noon – 4 P.M.
$5.00 General Admission O.H.S. Members and children under 17 free
Nancy Attebury Joan Madsen ‘Twas the Night Before Round-Up “”Twas the night before Round-Up, on rodeo grounds, shadows played tag, but there wasn’t a sound.” And so begins the tale of 4 cowkids as they wait for pre Round-Up night to begin. With captivating illustrations and the famous “Twas” rhymes the story is told of the famous Pendleton Round-Up. $15.99
Michael Bales Ann Terry Hill Pendleton Round-Up at 100: Oregon's Legendary Rodeo Lavishly illustrated, here are the stories of the Round-Up's founding and early years, its discovery by Hollywood, Native American participation from the Round-Up's establishment, the cowgirls' era, legendary performers, the families and volunteer spirit that sustain the annual event and much more. $60.00 Hardcover, $35.00 Soft cover
Barbara I. Bond Take a Hike Portland: Hikes within Two Hours of the City Moon Outdoors Take a Hike Portland offers a wide range of hikes including classic trails in the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood and the Coast Range as well as lesser-known destinations that will thrill enthusiasts young, old, experienced and novice – all within two hours of the Portland area. $17.95
Brian Booth, editor - Presentation at 1:45 p.m. in the Madison Room at OHS Davis Country: H.L. Davis’s Northwest Davis Country collects the best writings of H. L. Davis, one of the Northwest’s premier authors and the only Oregonian to receive the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. $22.95
D.C. Jesse Burkhardt The Crowbar Hotel The Crowbar Hotel is a unique travel-adventure that details an expedition by freight train through Canada. It is a story of what happens when youth, freedom, freight trains and love get mixed together. $15.00
Railroads of the Columbia River Gorge In Railroads of the Columbia River Gorge, the author takes us on an unforgettable journey through nearly 200 archival photographs of the region's first steam locomotives, wrecks, floods, snowstorms, and the entrepreneurs who changed the landscape. $21.99
Joann Green Byrd Calamity: The Heppner Flood of 1903 Calamity recounts the untold stories and lessons of Oregon’s worst natural disaster. This native of eastern Oregon and retired journalist uses a host of primary sources to inform the narrative. $22.50
Ted W. Cox Murray Loop: Journey of an Oregon Family 1808-1949 Murray Loop is an absorbing story of a family displaced as feudal tenant farmers who leave Scotland seeking a better life on the American continent. Thus begins the trail from their ancestral home to Canada and throughout the United States and ultimately to Oregon. $19.95
John Daniel The Far Corner: Northwestern Views on Land, Life and Literature A collection of essays, ranging in subject from old-growth forest to death and dying to a close-to-the-ground definition of patriotism, they seek to define one writer’s sense of belonging to his state, his region and the wholeness of life itself. $25.00
James Luther Davis The Northwest Nature Guide: Where to go and what to see month by month in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia Topics range from wintering bald eagles to alpine wildflowers, from spring waterfowl migration to autumn salmon runs. With 150 sites, color photographs, 15 maps, bibliography, and appendix of resources. $24.95
Richard Engeman - Presentation at 3:15 p.m. in the Madison Room at OHS The Oregon Companion: An Historical Gazetteer of the Useful, the Curious, and the Arcane The Oregon Companion is a concise, alphabetical compendium of Oregon history, with more than 160 illustrations supplementing more than a thousand entries on topics that range from apples to the two John Yeons. $27.95 www.theoregoncompanion.blogspot.com
Richard Engeman Eating It Up in Eden: The OR Century Farm & Ranch Cookbook Eating It Up in Eden is a great, old-fashioned cook and bake book. Published for the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program and the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation. $18.95 www.eatingitupineden.blogspot.com
Tom Fischer Perennial Companions Perennial Companions is a pocket-size source of inspiration for gardeners everywhere. Featuring 100 plant combinations for the every season, it gives you all the information you need to create your own eye-catching juxtapositions of color, form, and texture. $14.95
Kimberli Fitzgerald Deborah Raber Hillsboro Hillsboro began as a crossroads for the Native American Atfalati, retired trappers, missionaries, and land-hungry settlers whose collection of farms became East Tualatin Plains. These earliest residents were drawn to the rich valley land between the forested creeks. Today the crossroads is one of agriculture and high technology, as people from around the world become new residents of Hillsboro, drawn to the Tualatin River plain as were their predecessors. $21.99
Gerry Frank Where to Find It, Buy It, Eat It in New York, 16th Edition, 2010-2011 The best of Manhattan’s shopping, lodging, feasting, and tourist attractions. $19.95
Tom Fuller and Art Ayre Oregon At Work: 1859-2009 Drawing from meticulous research, the authors provide detailed personal histories, historical data, and over 100 photographs of the working lives of Oregon families from 1859 to the present. $21.95
Tom Fuller, Christy Van Heukelem and Mission Mill Museum Salem Images of America A history of Oregon's capital from the first Native Americans who favored the area as a winter campground, through its vital place as the state's capital city today. Book: $21.99, Postcards: $7.99
Shirley Gittelsohn Shirley Gittelsohn---Paintings and Reflections Artist and author Shirley Gittelsohn has been painting scenes of the Northwest for more than five decades, inspired by her passion for its coastal treasures, mountains and forests, flowers and plants. $35.00
Diane Goeres-Gardner Murder, Morality & Madness: Women Criminals in Early Oregon The Victorians that settled the Oregon Territory were quite adept at keeping immoral or bad behavior a secret. Goeres-Gardner does a wonderful job of uncovering their secret past of abuse, neglect and double standards that existed for women criminals. $16.95
Constance A. Hammond Shalom/Salaam/Peace, A Liberation Theology Hope Shalom/Salaam/Peace is about two peoples and three religions struggling for their survival in Isreal and the Palestinian Territory. The book is well researched yet easily readable, as it informs using illustrations through the author’s personal experiences. $24.95
John A. Harrison A Woman Alone: Mona Bell, Sam Hill, and the Mansion on Bonneville Rock Mona Bell was a mistress of Sam Hill, bore his son, and had a brief, public role in Pacific Northwest history battling the federal government after the Army commandeered her hilltop mansion and riverfront property, a gift from her lover, to build the Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River Gorge. Includes photos and first person accounts of her incredible life. $19.95
Ellen Heltzel Between the Covers: The Book Babes Guide to a Woman’s Reading Pleasures This reader’s guide embraces all aspects of a woman’s life with more than 500 book recommendations. Its focus on contemporary authors is supported with essays on the way we live/work/think now. $16.95
Deborah Hopkinson Apples to Oregon Apples to Oregon, the winner of the 2009 Oregon Book Award and a feature selection of Oregon Reads for the 150th anniversary of Oregon. $6.99
Michelle Michelle, a biography of the First Lady for young readers will be featured. $17.99
John C. Jackson Thomas C. Danisi Meriwether Lewis Meriwether Lewis is the first fully documented record of a life and career that reached beyond the Corps of Discovery (Lewis and Clark Expedition) to reveal the man and the important contributions he made to the later history of the vast territory he helped open to the word. $28.98
Bart King The Pocket Guide to Magic This book manages to demystify the mystical while being amusing. How’s THAT for magic? Take a peek inside the magician's secret wardrobe to discover the tricks of the trade, the tales of derring-do, and the people who made the magic happen. $9.99
Jane Kirkpatrick - Presentation at 12:15 p.m. in the Madison Room at OHS A Flickering Light Based on the life of the author's grandmother as an early photographer in Winona, MN. It's a story of shadow and light and includes photographs from Jane's collection. Returning to her Midwest roots, award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick draws a page from her grandmother's photo album to capture the interplay between shadow and light, temptation and faith that marks a woman's pursuit of her dreams. $13.99
Jim Kopp Eden Within Eden: Oregon’s Utopian Heritage Eden Within Eden is the first book to survey Oregon’s utopian history from religious and socialist groups of the 19th century to ecologically conscious communities of the 21st century. $24.95
Ronald Kramer Pioneer Mikes: A History of Radio and Television in Oregon Pioneer Mikes chronicles the founding and development of radio and television in Oregon including its major figures, the founding of America’s cable television industry, and the legendary KGW Hoot Owls. Nostalgic and informative with over 300 images and text which help chart the wild, and sometimes arcane, development of the radio and television industry and the people who built it. $26.95
Gary Lacher Steve Stone Theatres of Portland, (Images of America) Portland’s theatre history is marked by early enthusiasm and exceptionally vigorous growth. With the Pacific Northwest’s often rainy weather, people sought refuge in movie entertainment, and the city eventually grew to have more theatre seats per capita than similar-sized cities in the United States. $21.99
Jim Lommasson Oaks Park Pentimento Over two days in 1982, Jim Lommasson photographed the strange and beautiful paintings that decorated the center column of the historic carousel at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Oregon. Oaks Park Pentimento records a moment when two generations of paintings collided to create remarkable new images. $25.00 Hardcover www.oaksparkpentimento.blogspot.com
Don Malarkey Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II Malarkey, an Oregonian, was one of the 101st Airborne "Band of Brothers" that Stephen Ambrose wrote about and about which HBO made the miniseries. This is his dramatic tale of those bloody days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how an adventurous kid from Oregon became a leader of men. $24.95
Jeff Mapes Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities A grassroots movement is carving out a niche for bicycles, for everyone, on city streets. In Pedaling Revolution, Mapes explores the growth and impact of bicycle advocacy, delving into issues like the environmental, safety and health aspects of biking for short trips. $19.95 www.oregonstate.edu/dept/press/o-p/PedalingRev.html
Phillip Margolin The Fugitive New York Times-bestselling author Margolin returns with his best-loved character, defense attorney Amanda Jaffe, in this twisting tale of international intrigue and murder that leads her deep into the past--and into the crosshairs of a killer. $26.99 Hardcover
Lewis A. McArthur Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition An Oregon classic since 1928, Oregon Geographic Names is a comprehensive reference to place-names throughout the state. $35.00 Soft cover, $75.00 Hardcover, includes CD Rom
Alfred Mullet Sumpter Valley Railway The Sumpter Valley Railway and its parent company, the Oregon Lumber Company, became an economic engine that shaped the lives of generations of Eastern Oregonians. This photographic history is a view into the life and times of a varied, interesting, and living railroad that was instrumental in the shaping of Eastern Oregon. $21.99
Sarah Baker Munro - Presentation at 1:00 p.m. in the Madison Room at OHS Timberline Lodge: The History, Art, and Craft of an American Icon Timberline Lodge is both a hotel and a museum. This new history gives background on the construction and furnishing of the Lodge under the Works Progress Administration, and its operation as a ski resort over the last 72 years, and provides an inventory of the art and original furnishings of the Lodge. $34.95
D.L. “Jack” Nicol Amy Thompson BILL KITT From Trail Driver To Cowboy Hall of Fame A biography of William Kittredge “Bill Kitt” and his mercurial rise from every day cowboy to one of the largest ranchers in the West. It also includes a history of the areas he operated and the old methods, equipment, and jargon used in raising livestock. $29.50
R. Gregory Nokes Massacred for Gold, The Chinese in Hells Canyon The first authoritative account traces the author’s long personal journey to expose details of the massacre and its aftermath, and to understand how one of the worst of the many crimes committed by whites against Chinese laborers in the West was for so long lost to history. $18.95
Cory Schreiber Julie Richardson - Presentation at 2:30 p.m. in the Madison Room at OHS Rustic Fruit Desserts: Crumbles, Buckles, Cobblers, Pandowdies and More James Beard Award--winning chef Cory Schreiber teams up with Julie Richardson, owner of Portland's Baker & Spice, to showcase the freshest fruit available amidst a repertoire of satisfying old-timey fruit desserts, including crumbles, crisps, buckles, and pies. $22.00
Brent Schauer Portland State: A History in Pictures Portland State: A History in Pictures chronicles the University’s community and milestones. It contains more than 300 color and black and white photos that llustrate Portland State University’s history, events, and people from its early days as a temporary extension center to the nationally recognized urban research university that it is today. $34.95
David Michael Slater Selfless Selfless is a “side-splitting tour-de force” about life in a hilariously dysfunctional family . In 1980s Pittsburgh, Jonathan Schwartz’s carefree life is under assault, and his family isn’t helping. When his father is accused of stealing the books that made him famous, the Schwartz clan implodes. $16.00
S.L. Stoner Timber Beasts: A Sage Adair Historical Mystery Timber Beast evokes the excitement and danger of life in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th Century. A complex treat, full of extraordinary characters, historically accurate with and excellent mystery for spice. $14.95
Thomas Vaughan Incredible Lies: Stories of Old-Fashioned Golf A fond look back at the gentleman’s sport of golf. $13.95
Viva Las Vegas Magic Gardens: The Memoirs of Viva Las Vegas A Midwest preacher's daughter with a fabulous academic pedigree, Viva could have chosen any career, but chose to become a naked girl. This personalized tour of her milieu offers a unique perspective on a thriving industry that is largely condemned or ignored, while painting portraits of women who are passionate, smart, and entrepreneurial. It's a magical tale that makes a valiant case for following one's dreams, whatever they may be. $14.95
Jennifer Weaver-Neist Give My Love to Everybody: Letters from a World War II Soldier Give My Love to Everybody is a soldier’s story: a young man leaves his fiancée, family, and future to serve his country and fight in lands unknown. Like thousands of other soldiers, Ralph “Bud” Shank never returned from WWII. Through Bud’s letters, his personal effects, and correspondences that followed from his army mates, we catch a glimpse of a time that shapes our world today. $14.95
Gerald W. Williams The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest: A History The Northwest has been at the forefront of forest management and research in the United States for more than one hundred years. In The U.S. Forest Service in the Pacific Northwest, Gerald Williams provides an historical overview of the part the Forest Service has played in managing the Northwest’s forests. $29.95
George Byron Wright Driving to Vernonia, A Novel "Edmund Kirby-Smith’s life is in ruins; he thinks the way back from his rage and despair is to find Richard Vickerman, a man who used to have answers. Set in the Northwest, Driving to Vernonia is a penetrating story of deprivation, laced with love and anger, violence and self-discovery." $14.95
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