William G. Robbins

William G. Robbins, a native of Connecticut, served four years in the US Navy before attending college.  He holds graduate degrees in history from the University of Oregon and taught at Oregon State University from 1971 to 2002. He retired as Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History. He has authored and edited many books, including A Man for all Seasons: Monroe Sweetland and the Liberal Paradox, The People's School: A History of Oregon State University, and A Place for Inquiry, A Place for Wonder: The Andrews Forest.

Books by this Author

A Place for Inquiry, A Place for Wonder

The H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest is a slice of classic Oregon. Due east of Eugene in the Cascade Mountains, its 15,800 acres encompass the...

| paperback | $29.95

The People's School

The People’s School is a comprehensive history of Oregon State University, placing the institution’s story in the context of state, regional, national, and international history...

| paperback | $35.00

A Man for All Seasons

The life of prominent Oregon political leader Monroe Sweetland spans the spectrum of 20th-century America. Through seven decades, Sweetland experienced the economic collapse of the...

| paperback | $24.95

The Great Northwest

For more than 150 years, Pacific Northwest writers have sought out the region's shared stories and traditions in an attempt to explain the common features...

| paperback | $21.95

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