The Mountains of Oregon
by William Gladstone Steel
Publisher: Project Gutenberg 2011
Number of pages: 112
Description:
Contents: Crater Lake; Exploration Department, Oregon Alpine Club; Illumination of Mount Hood; Josephine County Caves; Mount Rainier; Night on the Summit of Mount Rainier; Oregon Bibliography; Our Mountains in War; Presidents of the Oregon Alpine Club; Statement of Rev. Peter Stanup; Thoughts on the name Tacoma; etc.
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