Oregon politics, historically and in recent years, with a focus not on politicians but on the voters - statewide and down to the precinct level.

The Oregon Political Field Guide

Ridenbaugh Press

How did Idaho get this way? There's no one reason, and historical trends have swept across Idaho like everywhere else, but the details easily might have been different. This book is about 100 people who, for better or worse, made Idaho much of what it is today. In Idaho 100, Martin Peterson and Randy Stapilus, who between them have been studying Idaho history for close to a century, unearth the sometimes famous, sometimes infamous and often obscure people who most transformed Idaho, in ways large and small, to create what many people now take for granted.

Idaho 100

History

Peterson, Martin

Stapilus, Randy

Americas

Chris Carlson's last book was a biography of former Governor Cecil D. Andrus. Now in Medimont Reflections, he delivers 13 pungent essays on drawn from more than 40 years in public life, from issues he covered as a reporter in Washington and in Idaho in the early 70s, to observations of the people and politics ever since - and reflections on some of the hottest topics Idahoans still face.

Medimont Reflections: Forty Years of Issues and Idahoans

Carlson, Chris

The Old West yielded few murder trials more spectacular or more misunderstood than that of "Diamondfield" Jack Davis. After near brushes with the noose and after years of legal maneuvering, Davis was pardoned though many people continued to believe him guilty. Max Black has spent years researching the Diamondfield saga and found startling new evidence never before uncovered including the weapon and one of the bullets involved in the crime and now sets out the definitive story, about how Davis wasn't and couldn't have been the killer and about who was. And he tells the story of Davis' littleknown second life after prison, when he made and lost fortunes in the mining fields of Nevada.

Diamondfield: Finding the Real Jack Davis

Black, Max

This is the story of the Idaho State Police - and an important part of the story of Idaho over the last 75 years it has been in existence and helped maintain the law and citizen safety. It's been a journey ranging from barely-functioning motor vehicles and hardly-there roads to computer and biotechnology - a long way. Kelly Kast has spent years researching the history and interviewing scores of current and former state police, and has emerged with a remarkably detailed and engrossing story of Idaho.

Without Compromise: 75 Years of Service, Idaho State Police

Kast, Kelly

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Newspapers are going through changes. But that's nothing new: From their beginnings they have evolved in more significant and surprising ways than most people know. New Editions shows how time has shaped the newspapers of Washington, Oregon and Idaho, what they're like today, and where they're going. Which may not be where you think. New Editions: The Northwest's Newspapers as they were, are and will be, reviews the history of the newspapers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, reviews each of them in extensive entries and takes a look - through the viewpoints of some of the region's top newspaper people - at where these papers may be headed.

New Editions: The Northwest's Newspapers as They Were, Are, and Will Be

Politics & Social Sciences

Bagwell, Steve

Social Sciences

The two-year rapid-fire founding of the College of Western Idaho is one of the most remarkable education achievements Idaho has ever seen - and one of the most important for the many thousands of students who would not otherwise get the college education they need. How do you build a college from scratch in two years? Here's the inside story told by the man at the center.

From Scratch: Inside the Lightning Launch of the College of Western Idaho

Education & Teaching

Griffin, Dennis

Higher & Continuing Education

A memoir of a newspaper editor and publisher who grew up in Maine and came to settle in Idaho, and made other journeys along the way as well. Stephen Hartgen now is a state legislator from Twin Falls.

Journey West: A Memoir of Journalism and Politics

Biographies & Memoirs

Hartgen, Stephen

Memoirs

Here is the story of Idaho's power brokers, those well-known and those behind the scenes, and the story of Idaho politics up to 1988 - of well-known figures like Cecil Andrus, Robert Smylie, Frank Church, Jim MCclure, and many others - and the backroom players most Idahoans never heard of, like Lloyd Adams and Tom McCall. In this new edition, the author provides more than 100 notes updating and expanding on the original text.

Paradox Politics: People and Power in Idaho

The definitive biography of Idaho Senator Frank Church, one of the leaders of the U.S. Senate during the turbulent 60s and 70s.

Fighting the Odds: The Life of Senator Frank Church

ASHBY, LeRoy

Gramer, Rod

Leaders & Notable People

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