Bibliography of Oregon history


The following published works deal with the cultural, political, economic, military, biographical and geologic history of pre-territorial Oregon, Oregon Territory and the State of Oregon.

Surveys of Oregon history

  • Hines, H. K. (Harvey Kimball). An illustrated history of the state of Oregon (microform) : containing a history of Oregon from the earliest period of its discovery to the present time, together with glimpses of its auspicious future; illustrations and full-page portraits of some of its eminent men and biographical mention of many of its pioneers and prominent citizens of to-day. Canadiana.org. Chicago : Lewis Pub. Co.
  • Stack, William C. ''Historic Photos of Oregon''

Pre-statehood

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Historic expeditions

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Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)

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Geography and environment

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Business, industry and labor

  • Brock, Emily K. Money Trees: The Douglas Fir and American Forestry, 1900-1944. 272 pp.
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Military histories

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Native American histories

  • , on Indians
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Local and regional histories

  • Abbott, Carl. "From urban frontier to metropolitan region: Oregon's cities from 1870 to 2008." Oregon Historical Quarterly : 74–95.
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Portland

  • Abbott, Carl. Portland in Three Centuries
  • Abbott, Carl. "Regional city and network city: Portland and Seattle in the twentieth century." Western Historical Quarterly : 293–322.
  • Gibson, Karen, and Carl Abbott. "Portland, Oregon." Cities 19.6 : 425–436.
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Columbia river

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Ghost towns

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Biographies

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Memoirs, diaries and journals

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Political histories

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Culture

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Social history

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Geology

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Journals

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Bibliographies

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