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9780870713705

The World Begins Here

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  • ISBN13:

    9780870713705

  • ISBN10:

    0870713701

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1993-04-01
  • Publisher: Oregon State Univ Pr
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Summary

Thirty-three Oregon stories ranging from a Nez Perce tale to stories by many contemporary writers including Ursula Le Guin, Craig Lesley, Barry Lopez, and Ken Kesey.

Table of Contents

General Introduction
Introduction: Finding Oregon in Short Fiction
"Coyote and the Shadow People"p. 3
"South Wind"p. 8
"The Man Who Was Husband to a Seal"p. 8
"The Bridge of the Gods"p. 13
"The Beginning of the Earth"p. 16
"On the Sand"p. 21
"An Old Oregonian in the Snow"p. 37
"Zarelda"p. 45
"Marooned in Crater Lake"p. 57
"Old Man Isbell's Wife"p. 71
"The Old Warhorse"p. 85
"Cry Deep, Cry Still"p. 98
"The Pack beyond the Fire"p. 112
"Timber Top"p. 115
"Owl Trouble"p. 127
"Riding Pants"p. 137
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"p. 145
"Native Cutthroat"p. 154
"The First Sunday of September"p. 165
"A Trap for the Moon"p. 174
"Cry About a Nickel"p. 180
"Who Kept One Hand in Her Pocket"p. 188
"The Doe"p. 190
"Why, Honey?"p. 197
"The Blood of the Lamb"p. 203
"Mint"p. 210
"HomeCooking"p. 220
"Los Persas"p. 227
"Garage Sale People"p. 235
"Jordan Valley, 1977"p. 242
"Halloween, Via Dolorosa"p. 255
"O'Keefe Sober"p. 261
"The Lord of Misrule at Separation Creek"p. 267
"The Flower Girls"p. 275
Selected Bibliography of Oregon Fictionp. 287
Copyright Acknowledgmentsp. 290
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