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The Shaw Historical Library has been publishing Journals about the history of the Klamath Basin and Land of the Lakes since 1986. The Journals are topical covering a wide range of subjects from the Applegate Trail to the Modoc War; from the history of water rights to the cattle ranching industry. Insightful, humorous and historically in depth, the Journals offer a window into a complex regional social and cultural history that is both ancient and unique in the United States.
Shaw Historical Library Journal (Vol 25) Silver Anniversary Issue
Buckaroos and Barons, Cattle Ranching in the Land of the Lakes
Will be Released in October 2011
Our
25th
Anniversary
Journal
begins
in
the
1860s,
when
the
California
cattle
barons
first
spread
into
Oregon
and
the
High
Desert
region.
Some
of
the
stories
describe
the
life
and
times
of
the
pioneer
ranchers
and
settlers
who
tamed
the
land
and
founded
the
early
regional
communities.
We
explore
famous
historical
ranches,
associations
that
were
formed
to
protect
and
serve
them
and
the
wonderful
buckaroo
traditions
that
became
the
hallmark
of
cattle
management
in
Oregon
and
the
West.
We
manage
to
cover
150
years
of
history
emerging
into
the
present
day.
Throughout
the
journal,
we
examine
the
steadfastness
of
the
ranching
family,
saluting
the
men
and
women
who
continue
the
traditions
of
managing
land
and
livestock.
Some highlights of this volume include image surveys by two well-‐known local photographers, Mary Williams Hyde and Madeleine Graham Blake. Hyde’s photographs capture some of the urgency, beauty and power of the High Desert’s unique buckaroo lifestyle. Hyde has spent many years photographing the men and women who preserve the unique style and customs of the Buckaroo tradition. Blake’s glorious images expose the richness of modern ranching life. Sometimes whimsical, often poetic, Blake’s work offers an intimate view of running a small family ranch.
Another journal highlight is the detailed story of a modern cattle drive. The reader will experience wily cattle, willful horses and delight in lyrical descriptions of the extraordinary landscape.
Shaw Historical Library Journal (Vol 23-24)
Unforgiving Landscape, Lava Beds National
Monument and the Modoc War
Available May 16, 2011
Although it is famous as the most costly American Indian War, the Modoc War occupied only a short interval in the history and significance of Lava Beds National Monument. Lava Beds was the longtime homeland to an ancient people who valued for centuries the ability to sustain life on a harsh volcanic landscape. Lava Beds' distinctness as both an important cultural and accessible volcanic landscape afforded it recognition as a national monument in 1925.
This two volume Journal explores some of the history of this unique American region and continues the Library’s tradition of introducing new scholarship. Articles cover a wide range of subjects about people, times, beliefs, and aspirations that have helped define Lava Beds.
Table of Contents
- Introduction, Barbara Ditman
- Chronology of the Modoc War Conflict Without Counterpart, Richard Dillon
- The Fields of Battle Tour. Mary Benterou, Gary Hathaway, Francis Landrum, and Bill Quinn
- The Modoc Outbreak, San Francisco Chronicle
- Meeting the Sun: Chapter XXVI—The Modoc War, William Simpson
- The Modoc War—A Mirror to the Future, Cheewa James
- New Facts, New Interpretations, 1988–2011, Cheewa James
- Panel Discussion of the Modoc War by Descendants of Participants, Tom Nash, Cheewa James, Gerald Jackson, Jane DeLeon, Melissa Meacham Stewart, Daniel A. Halferty, Dan Colwell, Margaret Powell, Helen Crume Smith, Lynn Schonchin
- Exile of the Modoc Tribe, San Francisco Chronicle
- Miami and the Modocs, Steve Mark
- The Modoc War: Novel Ways of Playing With History, Lee Juillerat
- J.D. Howard--The Man Behind the Monument, Lee Juillerat
- The Lava Beds Monument and the Making of California's "Last" Indian War, Boyd Cothran
- The Discovery of Valentine Cave—An Interview with Ross R. Musselman, Sr. Theodore Picco
- Changes Within The Sagebrush-Steppe Grasslands At Lava Beds National Monument Since 1873, David Larson
- Lava Beds National Monument Comes of Age, Dave Kruse
