In the Oregon Country

About this film

LibriVox reading of In the Oregon Country by George Palmer Putnam. Read in English by Holly Masri; Phil Schempf; Jason FInk; David Lawrence; Valentina Vocelli; Tommy Hersant and TH. This little book does not undertake to present a comprehensive account of our westernmost States, or even of the Oregon Country. It is intended simply to suggest a few of the many[Pg xi] attractions which may be encountered here and there along the Pacific, the references to which are woven together with threads of personal reminiscence pertaining to characteristic phases of the western life of to-day. For the stranger it may possess some measure of information; it should at least induce him to tarry in the region sufficiently long to secure an impression of the byways as well as of the highways. For the man to whom Oregon, California, or Washington stands for home, these pages may contain an echo of interest—for we are apt to enjoy most sympathetic accounts of the things we love best. But for visitor or resident, or one who reads of a country he may not see, the chief mission of these chapters is to chronicle something of their author's enthusiasm for the land they concern, to hint of the pleasurable p…

Directors & creators

George Palmer Putnam

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;travel; California; Washington; Lewis and Clark; Sierras; Yosemite; Oregon Trail; Oregon; Mount Shasta; literature; Mount Rainier; american west; columbia river; mount olympia; mount hood; willamette; celilo falls; bridge of the gods; the dalles; deschutes; cascades; el capitan; rogue river; siskiyous; umpqua; tacoma

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