Oregon State University Press

For fifty years, Oregon State University Press has been publishing exceptional books about the Pacific Northwest—its people and landscapes, its flora and fauna, its history and cultural heritage. The Press has played a vital role in the region’s literary life, providing readers with a better understanding of what it means to be an Oregonian. Today, Oregon State University Press publishes distinguished books in several academic areas from environmental history and natural resource management to indigenous studies.

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Turning Down the Sound

Travel Escapes in Washington's Small Towns

Oregon State University Press

In Turning Down the Sound: Travel Escapes in Washington's Small Towns a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist explores America’s “last frontier” of tourism—small towns—profiling over 30 of Washington’s rural communities as potential destinations.

  • Copyright year: 2014
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To Win the Indian Heart

Music at Chemawa Indian School

Oregon State University Press

To Win the Indian Heart: Music At Chemawa Indian School  is an exploration of the crucial role music played at the longest-operating federal boarding school for Indian children—both as a tool of assimilation and resilience.

  • Copyright year: 2014
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Slow News

A Manifesto for the Critical News Consumer

Oregon State University Press

Slow News: A Manifesto for the Critical News Consumer is a timely and provocative proposal for a revolution against instant news and for a “Slow News” movement.

  • Copyright year: 2014
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Ancestral Places

Understanding Kanaka Geographies

Oregon State University Press

Ancestral Places is a revealing journey through the language and practices of a traditional knowledge system, offering a Hawaiian epistemological framework that enhances our understanding of place.

  • Copyright year: 2014
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The Next Tsunami

Living on a Restless Coast

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2014
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Field Guide to the Sedges of the Pacific Northwest

Second Edition

Oregon State University Press

The second edition of Field Guide to the Sedges of the Pacific Northwest is a newly updated, expanded, and revised edition of the authoritative guide to the genus Carex in the Pacific Northwest.

  • Copyright year: 2014
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Bridging a Great Divide

The Battle for the Columbia River Gorge

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Accomplishing NAGPRA

Perspectives on the Intent, Impact, and Future of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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A Deeper Sense of Place

Stories and Journeys of Collaboration in Indigenous Research

Oregon State University Press

This collection of stories, essays, and personal reflections from geographers who have worked collaboratively with Indigenous communities across the globe offers insight into the challenges and rewards of cross-cultural research.

  • Copyright year: 2013
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Salmon, People, and Place

A Biologist's Search for Salmon Recovery

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Meander Scars

Reflections on Healing the Willamette River

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Here on the Edge

How a Small Group of World War II Conscientious Objectors Took Art and Peace from the Margins to the Mainstream

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Grow Food, Cook Food, Share Food

Perspectives on Eating from the Past and a Preliminary Agenda for the Future

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Collared

Politics and Personalities in Oregon's Wolf Country

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Pacific Northwest Cheese

A History

Oregon State University Press

A history of cheese in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, Pacific Northwest Cheese: A History  uncovers the rich tradition of cheesemaking from the earliest fur traders to modern-day small farmers.

  • Copyright year: 2013
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Hunting, Fishing, and Environmental Virtue

Reconnecting Sportsmanship and Conservation

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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California Condors in the Pacific Northwest

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Ava Helen Pauling

Partner, Activist, Visionary

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Holdfast

At Home in the Natural World

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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Breaking Chains

Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory

Oregon State University Press
  • Copyright year: 2013
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