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    Oregon Myths and Legends: The True Stories behind History's Mysteries

    by Jim Yuskavitch


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    (2nd Edition)

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    • ISBN-13: 9781493028269
    • Publisher: TwoDot
    • Publication date: 04/13/2017
    • Series: Legends of the West Series
    • Edition description: 2nd Edition
    • Pages: 208
    • Sales rank: 419,258
    • Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

    Jim Yuskavitch has worked as a freelance writer since 1993. In addition to publishing numerous magazine articles, he is the author of Oregon Wildlife Viewing Guide, Quickcasts: Portland, Oregon, 52 Oregon Nature Weekends, Fishing Oregon, Outlaw Tales of Oregon, and In Wolf Country, and co-author of the Insiders' Guide to Bend and Central Oregon. He lives in Sisters, Oregon.

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments vii

    Introduction ix

    Chapter 1 D. B. Cooper, Mystery Hijacker 1

    Chapter 2 Bigfoot, the Wild Man of Oregon 14

    Chapter 3 The Bridge of the Gods 27

    Chapter 4 The Port Orford Meteorite Mystery 40

    Chapter 5 The Lost Blue Bucket Mine 53

    Chapter 6 The Haunting of Heceta House 66

    Chapter 7 The Wreck of the Beeswax Galleon 78

    Chapter 8 The Oregon Vortex 94

    Chapter 9 The Wallowa Lake Monster 105

    Chapter 10 Portland, Shanghai City 122

    Chapter 11 Pirate Treasures Buried, Haunted, and Cursed 140

    Chapter 12 Gone Missing on Mount Emily 156

    Chapter 13 Mass Murder in the High Cascades 168

    Bibliography 181

    Index 192

    About the Author 197

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    From the mysterious disappearance of hijacker D.B. Cooper to persistent rumors of bigfoot, this selection of thirteen stories from Oregon's past explores some of the Beaver State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths. Read about the mysterious disappearances of several people over the years around Mount Emily, relive the gruesome discovery of three murdered trappers near the Deschutes River, and learn why many people believe an eleven-ton meteorite might be hidden in the mountains of southwestern Oregon.

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