Tag Archives: Oregon

Oh Sun, Tyrant Of The Summer Sky

Posted on September 8, 2020 by nathanalbright

Oh sun, tyrant of the summer sky, I stare with impunity at your orb, Glowing orange as it dips in the west, And instead of blinding me as you ought to do, Instead you look like a light bulb not … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Overland Migrations

Posted on August 24, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Overland Migrations, by the National Park Service One of the most fascinating aspects of this particular book is that although this is a very excellent little book on the overland migrations between Missouri and the west starting in the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Vegetable Gardening For Washington And Oregon

Posted on December 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

Vegetable Gardening For Washington And Oregon, by Marianne Binetti & Laura Peters One of the trickier matters of dealing with gardening is turning advice about gardening that is written for large and even international audiences into practical advice on how … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Owning It All

Posted on October 21, 2019 by nathanalbright

Owning It All, by William Kittredge This book is certainly a strange one, although by no means a bad one.  The author comes from Eastern Oregon and expresses the fundamental ambivalence that the West has often had with government.  The … Continue reading →

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Let Us Not Put Our Faith In Mobs

Posted on August 18, 2019 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening some ten people or so were arrested and half a dozen were injured in downtown Portland when two groups of people whom I equally disapprove of had protests and counterprotests that predictably turned ugly.  The conflict was a … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Punk, Rotten & Nasty

Posted on July 29, 2019 by nathanalbright

Punk, Rotten & Nasty:  The Saga Of The Pacific Railway & Navigation Company, by Paul Michael Clock It is rather striking that a short-lived railroad that performed a notable task of civic-mindedness should have been saddled with such a terrible … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Portland Speedway

Posted on June 18, 2019 by nathanalbright

Portland Speedway (Images Of Sports), by Jeff Zurschmeide In reading this book I was filled with a sense that I wish I would have known this building better.  Now torn down with the remnants of a small clay track that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Oregon City

Posted on June 18, 2019 by nathanalbright

Oregon City (Images Of America), by Jim Tompkins Oregon City is a small city where I have spent considerably more time than its small size and contemporary obscurity would tend to demand.  Yet there is a sense of missed opportunity … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Theatres Of Portland

Posted on June 18, 2019 by nathanalbright

Theatres Of Portland (Images Of America), by Gary Lacher and Steve Stone There is a feeling of considerable melancholy in looking at some of these images of the past.  And there is a certain degree of mixed feelings about its … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Oregon Asylum

Posted on June 15, 2019 by nathanalbright

Oregon Asylum (Images Of America), by Diane L. Goeres-Gardner Did you know that “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” was filmed in the Oregon State Hospital, originally known as the Oregon Asylum?  If you are a fan of that particular … Continue reading →

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