The Oregon Desert

by E. R. Jackman, R. A. Long

Overview

Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press

The Oregon Desert is a wild, rough region that does things to people who try to change it. It is like "The anvil that wears the hammer out." Stories of life on the desert are told with deep, subtle humor, wisdom and charm, producing a delightful book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870044342
Publisher:	Caxton Press
Publication date:	01/01/1964
Pages:	407
Sales rank:	425,406
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 8.98(h) x 1.07(d)
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Reub Long is a cowboy who thinks like a scientist and E.R. Jackman is a scientist who thinks like a cowboy. Together they have produced a book about a unique region of the American West and its inhabitants, filled with history, lore and humor.

Table of Contents

1.	The Unshorn Fields	1
2.	Boy on a Horse on the Desert	16
3.	Those with the Least Stayed the Longest	30
4.	Uncle Sam Is Rich Enough To Give Us All a Farm	49
5.	From Eohippus To Palomino	65
6.	My Saddle's My Home	74
7.	Go Slow and Get There Quicker	95
8.	Bronc Rides on the High Desert	120
9.	All in the Day's Work	129
10.	The Desert Was Kind to Sheep	138
11.	Indians in the Desert	156
12.	The Coyote	176
13.	The Little Folk of the Desert	192
14.	Badgers and Skunks Are Nice People	218
15.	Mule Deer	238
16.	How To Get Along	251
17.	Every Day Is an Adventure	271
18.	The Desert-Wise Plants	290
19.	Grass Grows by Inches--It Is Destroyed by Feet	304
20.	The Desert Towns	319
21.	Water on the Desert	346
22.	Things To See on the Desert	356
23.	A-Horseback and Alone	380
	Appendices	392
	Index	399