This Land - Oregon This Land-Oregon is a narrative history of Oregon, from pre-contact to the present. It is written by one of the Pacific Northwest's most respected scholars, William G. Robbins, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History at Oregon State University and the author of many books of history, including Hard Times in Paradise: Coos Bay, Oregon, 1850-1986 and Landscapes of Promise: The Oregon Story 1800-1940. Robbins tells the history of Oregon by identifying important themes and questions for all readers to consider, especially teachers and students. The narrative reflects the latest research and thinking about western history and serves as a foundation to the other histories that are part of the Oregon History Project."> compiled by William G. Robbins

The Native Context and the Arrival of Other Peoples Select Topics The Places and Stories that Became ... Shaping the Landscape Humans and Oregon's Diverse Landsca... Indian Trading Groups Scientific Exploration and Trading ... The Coming of Robert Gray Maritime Fur Trade & Indian Market-... Lewis, Clark, and Jefferson The Object of Your Mission is to Ex... The Stuff of Legend The Astorians The Hudson's Bay Company & Fort Van... Old World Contagions The Great Divide: Resettlement and the New Economy Select Topics Imposing a Different Order on the L... Pulling up Stakes in Great Numbers Missions in Oregon As Thick as Mosquitoes in this P... A New Legal Landscape Slavery and Race Oregon Donation Land Law Decline of the Native Population Oregon Style Journalism After the Gold Rush Activity in the Oregon Outback Indispensible Signs of Civilization... Relocation to Reservation Lands A Few Settlements across a Vast Lan... The Coming of Range Cattle Political and Economic Culture, 1870-1920 Select Topics Transforming through Steel Rails Importing Asian Labor European Immigrants Oregon's Political Landscape Protesters and Reformers Oregon Populism New Direction in Oregon Politics The Centerpiece of Oregon's Economy A Frenzy of Timber Speculation New Salmon Markets New Assaults on Indian Land Against Indian Culture Reclaiming the Land Promoting Dreams Technical Revolution A Work Force of Young Single Men Women in the Work Force The Rural-Urban Interface Select Topics One of the Wealthiest Cities of its... Boosting the City Rural-Urban Tensions An Economic Turnaround Labor Struggles Drifting Away from the Reservation A Tendency toward Conformity A Republican with Progressive Crede... Speaking for Prominent Political Gr... Pushing Reform Legislation The Center of National Politics Oregon in Depression and War, 1925-1945 Select Topics Hard Times The CCC Experiment The Most Visible of Relief Agencies Muddling Through To Reverse the Failure of the Natio... A Time of Beginnings and Endings War Production Cramped Quarters Women in the Work Force The Change to Mechanized Processes Japanese Removal Relocation Camps Anti-Japanese Sentiment Full Employment and Regular Paydays Reconversion Time of Great Change Education, Arts, and Letters Select Topics Establishing a Framework for Learni... Professionalizing Education Cultural Foundations Person and Place Wedded Together The First Generation Transition toward Realism Winds from the West Ways of Inhabiting the American Wes... Cultural Enterprises Distinguished Cultural Institutions Music and Drama People, Politics, and the Environment Since 1945 Select Topics The Onset of the Modern Age Postwar Readjustment Forest Products and Agricultural Go... The Boom Years Return to Hard Times Oregon's Public Lands Criticizing the Industry Termination Pollution in Paradise Troubled Waters Livability Women in Oregon Politics Growing Diversity Volatile Politics