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Oregon Myths and Legends

The True Stories behind History's Mysteries, 2nd Edition

Jim Yuskavitch

From the mysterious disappearance of hijacker D.B. Cooper to persistent rumors of bigfoot, this selection of thirteen stories from Oregon's past explores some of the Beaver State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths. Read about the mysterious disappearances of several people over the years around Mount Emily, relive the gruesome discovery of three murdered trappers near the Deschutes River, and learn why many people believe an eleven-ton meteorite might be hidden in the mountains of southwestern Oregon.

Globe Pequot / TwoDot

Pages: 208 • Trim: 6 x 9⅛

978-1-4930-2826-9 • Paperback • April 2017 • $16.95 • (£12.99)

978-1-4930-2827-6 • eBook • April 2017 • $15.99 • (£11.99)

Series: Legends of the West

Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA), History / United States / General

Oregon Myths and Legends

The True Stories behind History's Mysteries, 2nd Edition

Cover Image

Paperback

eBook

Summary

Summary

From the mysterious disappearance of hijacker D.B. Cooper to persistent rumors of bigfoot, this selection of thirteen stories from Oregon's past explores some of the Beaver State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths. Read about the mysterious disappearances of several people over the years around Mount Emily, relive the gruesome discovery of three murdered trappers near the Deschutes River, and learn why many people believe an eleven-ton meteorite might be hidden in the mountains of southwestern Oregon.

Details

Details

Globe Pequot / TwoDot

Pages: 208 • Trim: 6 x 9⅛

978-1-4930-2826-9 • Paperback • April 2017 • $16.95 • (£12.99)

978-1-4930-2827-6 • eBook • April 2017 • $15.99 • (£11.99)

Series: Legends of the West

Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (OR, WA), History / United States / General

Author

Author

Jim Yuskavitch has worked as a freelance writer since 1993. In addition to publishing numerous magazine articles, he is the author of Oregon Wildlife Viewing Guide, Quickcasts: Portland, Oregon, 52 Oregon Nature Weekends, Fishing Oregon, Outlaw Tales of Oregon, and In Wolf Country, and co-author of the Insiders' Guide to Bend and Central Oregon. He lives in Sisters, Oregon.

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