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The 1899 book "Oregon Literature" is a collection of poems, short articles as well as historical accounts of some of the authors from the American State of Oregon. It is the work of John B. Horner, Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature in the State Agricultural College of Oregon. He states, "Oregon has produced more genuine literature during the short period of her history, extending back only fifty years, than all the thirteen American colonies...
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Stubborn Twig is the true story of immigrants making their way in a new land, a moving saga about the promise and perils of becoming an American.
Masuo Yasui arrived in America in 1903 with big dreams and empty pockets. He worked on the railroads, in a cannery, and as a houseboy before settling in Oregon to open a store, raise a large family, and become one of the area's most successful orchardists. As Masuo broke the color barrier
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"'Skookum' is the startlingly original narrative rendering of the experiences of a prominent westering family from 1843 to the present. The remarkable story of the Applegate family encompasses many of the predominant themes of the early American West: the overland crossing via the old Oregon Tail in 1843, the quirky restlessness of Applegate men who, after reaching the 'promised land, ' permitted their travel- worn families to rest only for a while,...
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