Jarold Ramsey

New Era: Reflections on the Human and Natural History of Central Oregon Jarold Ramsey 1st edition

"New Era" is a graceful and literate collection of personal essays on the human and natural history of the Oregon high desert, focusing on what happened to the people and the land of this region during and after the homesteading era of 1900 to 1920. It is a book full of stories-about early Indian/Anglo connections, about the ghost town of Opal City, about a family fishing site on the Crooked River, about homestead ranches and the families who struggled to make their lives there.

Each chapter offers a new perspective on the interplay of human and natural history in a challenging time and place. Although Ramsey's focus is intensely local, he explores how these local details have larger Western and American meanings, too.