The Sandy Knoll Murder Legacy Of The Sheepshooters

Author : Melany Tupper
Publisher : Central Oregon Books LLC
ISBN 13 : 0983169128
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sandy Knoll Murder, Legacy of the Sheepshooters written by Melany Tupper and published by Central Oregon Books LLC. This book was released on 2010-12-23 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sandy Knoll Murder, Legacy of the Sheepshooters is the true story of the high-profile 1904 murder of John Creed Conn, who disappeared in the midst of central Oregon's bloody range war period. That circumstance has always been believed to have precipitated his death. Sensational and intriguing, the details of the murder held the reading public in rapt attention with articles appearing on the front page of the Oregonian for nine months after Conn's mysterious disappearance. It is not very often that a prominent man, a celebrity, vanishes from the main street of an Oregon town in broad daylight. And even less often does a missing man's body reappear on a small, sandy knoll outside of that same town seven weeks later. This work is the result of six years of painstaking research that encompassed eighty other homicides and suspicious deaths of the period, Conn's life and relationships, the circumstances of his death, and all that was ever written by and about the sheepshooters. All of the planning that the killer put into making Conn vanish showed a high level of control and organization on his part. But, he did unwittingly leave some clues to his identity, and they could be traced like fingerprints through the ink of the newspapers of the day. Other clues were left like footprints in the soil surrounding the Sandy Knoll and in the behaviors that he exhibited there. Conn was the brother of a district attorney and a member of a politically prominent and well-connected family. He was a local celebrity and a respected figure, and there could be no doubt that a massive man hunt and investigation would ensue. Every effort has been made to adhere to the facts of the case, long-held as the legacy of the sheepshooters. The Creed Conn murder was then, and remains today, one of the most sensational in the history of the state of Oregon.

Author : Oregon Historical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oregon Historical Quarterly written by Oregon Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Melany Tupper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983169154
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trapper Murders written by Melany Tupper and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The Sandy Knoll Murder, a sequel: In the spring of 1924, the bodies of three men were found just off shore of the main boat launch at Lava Lake. Then, as now, the site is a recreational hot spot of the Cascade Lakes region and nearby Bend, Oregon. The trappers had disappeared from a cabin at Little Lava Lake, isolated by several feet of wintertime snow. This is the true story of the Lava Lakes triple murder, long believed to have been the work of two men, and the search for the previously unidentifed partner of the only known suspect in the case. A chain of similar, unsolved killings points to one man as that parnter, for the case contained several inescapable facts: there was indeed a relationship between the two criminals; the bodies had been shoved through a hole in the ice of Lava Lake; one of the men had been bludgeoned, and there was a peculiar half dollar-size hole in the right side of his head. Each of these facts are suggestive, but when taken together, they are almost conclusive.

Author : Ted Haynes
Publisher : Robleda Company, Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780964650626
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vandevert written by Ted Haynes and published by Robleda Company, Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central Oregon was almost uninhabited when William Plutarch Vandevert homesteaded a cattle ranch on the Little Deschutes River in 1892. The ranch has been a stage stop, a frontier post office, a one room school, and a dance pavilion. It has hosted horses, dogs, and sheep. Today the ranch is home to some of the finest log homes in the west.

Author : Richard Negri
Publisher : Applewood Books
ISBN 13 : 1429090596
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Canyonland Cowboys written by Richard Negri and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his tape recorder, Richard Negri captured the life stories of seven men and three women who lived by herding cattle and sheep in the area around what is now Canyonlands National Park. Encompassing Wayne, Emery, and Garfield counties in southeastern Utah, this was a scenic land of isolated ranches, precipitous paths, and little water or food in the San Rafael Desert and the canyonlands west of the Green and Colorado Rivers. The stories he captured are rich with descriptive details of landscape and the challenges it presented to both humans and animals eeking out a living in this parched territory. The interviews with these early cowboys and cowgirls, sheepmen and sheepwomen, are full of colloquialisms, western flavor, and strong opinions. Fleshed out with maps and photographs, the stories capture the precarious existence of these people, celebrating their triumphs and their challenges, often begging the question of how or why one would choice to live in this hard-scrabble place. What shines clear in these stories is the committment these men and women have to their way of life and to the land they called home.

Author : Carol Gardner
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780740718977
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zelda Wisdom written by Carol Gardner and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2001-10-02 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zelda, a seven-year-old bulldog, is the most unlikely of supermodels, who happens to star in the Zelda Wisdom greeting card line and other licensed products. This kit includes a 32-page booklet from her book, Zelda Wisdom, and a canine cut-out that stands up and can be dressed in three ravishing cling-made outfits. The combination is a howl!

Author : Richard H. Engeman
Publisher : Timber Press
ISBN 13 : 1604691476
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oregon Companion written by Richard H. Engeman and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's the connection between Ken Kesey and Nancy's Yogurt? How about the difference between a hoedad and a webfoot? What became of the Pixie Kitchen and the vanished Lambert Gardens? The Oregon Companion is an A–Z handbook of over 1000 people, places, and things. From Abernethy and beaver money to houseboats, railroads, and the Zigzag River, an intrepid public historian separates fact from fiction — with his sense of humor intact. Entries include towns and cities, counties, rivers, lakes, and mountains; people who have left a mark on Oregon; industries, products, crops, and natural resources. Includes more than 160 historical black and white photos. This entertaining and delightfully meticulous compendium is an essential reference for anyone curious about Oregon.

Author : Jarold Ramsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Era written by Jarold Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Era is a graceful and literate collection of personal essays on the human and natural history of the Central 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 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. In his introduction, Ramsey writes that the title of his book comes from the name of our little country school, and if it catches a sense of the indomitable optimism of the homesteaders who established it for their children, I also want it so suggest my concern ... with changes in the land, and with what can get thrown aside and lost in the name of newness and progress. The stories gathered in New Era capture these changing and changed lives and landscapes. Jarold Ramsey was born in Central Oregon and grew up on his family's ranch there. He left the ranch to attend college, and became an award-winning essayist and poet, as well as a published playwright and a respected authority on traditional American Indian literature. New Era will appeal to a wide range of readers beyond those interested in the Oregon high desert country, especially those who value story-telling and the literature of place.

Author : James A Yuskavitch
Publisher : Falcon Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781573800730
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Insiders' Guide to Bend and Central Oregon written by James A Yuskavitch and published by Falcon Guides. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passion for the outdoors brings many to Bend. Nestled along the east side of the Cascade Mountains and on the banks of the beautiful Deschutes River, Bend is noted for its invigorating climate perfect for fly-fishing, hiking, biking, kayaking, golfing, skiing -- the list is endless! But Bend and the surrounding towns of La Pine, Redmond and Sisters also boast unique galleries, quaint bed and breakfasts, outdoor eateries and enchanting boutiques. This all-inclusive guide is the ideal traveling companion to discover the most sought-after venues as well as the best places to escape and enjoy the scenery.

Author : Jesse A. Applegate
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780877704812
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Day with the Cow Column written by Jesse A. Applegate and published by . This book was released on 1990-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: