Product Description: The Oregon State Insane Asylum was opened in Salem on October 23, 1883, and is one of the oldest continuously operated mental hospitals on the West Coast. In 1913, the name was changed to the Oregon State Hospital (OSH). The history of OSH parallels the development and growth in psychiatric knowledge throughout the United States...read more

Product Description: Originally called Deer Creek, Roseburg was the creation of entrepreneur Aaron Rose. After becoming county seat for Douglas County in 1854, the city's growth was assured. Roseburg became the bridge between the populated Willamette Valley and the mining districts of Southern Oregon...read more

Product Description: The Victorians who settled the Oregon Territory were adept at keeping immoral or bad behavior a secret. Goeres-Gardner uncovers the secret past of abuse, neglect, and double standards that existed for women criminals. Discover what drove proper Victorian women to murder...read more

Product Description: This is the story of the men who climbed the gallows steps and faced the hangman s noose during the early years of settlement in Oregon. The author brings to life more than fifty cases.