Tales Out of Oregon

by Ralph Friedman

Little known history and personal interviews about Oregon and its great inhabitants.

Genres: History

237 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

Reviews

[Phil]

I've been reading this book on and off for a few days. Not a fan of this style of writing. I had hoped to hear some great tales about old times in Oregon. Well, there's a few of those but there's also just as many interviews with old-timers who couldn't remember much. Weird.

[Elva Paulson]

I live in Oregon and enjoyed reading about history of various real-life characters that date back to earlier times ... a mix of people from various facets of life, but who had lives worth telling.

[Maryjane Nordgren]

Some intriguing characters came to life

[Bob]

This is an older book with lots of short, interesting essays that come from the author's travels across Oregon in the 1930s-1960s, and from his interviews with interesting, authentic characters he met in his travels all over the state. It offers a fascinating popular history of the state in the personal stories of its people. I really enjoy this author's writing style. It's an older style, and it's certainly of its time, but I really liked it. Friedman writes with a comfortable elegance, without being stilted, overly ornamented or too antique. I really want to read more by this author so I can figure out how he does it.

[Ginny]

How it all started, how Friedman got started in Oregon and became a writer, and historian. Some many great stories, I will share some of the on Facebook. Parts of Young Chief Joseph's article, “An Indian’s Views of Indian Affairs,” [Young Joseph] North American Review, April 1879 issue, is included.

[Terri]

second read of this book. Enjoy his folksy manner of writing and love the history of Oregon