Meet the authors

August 6th, 2015 , Posted by Anonymous (not verified)

 

Behind every incredible book is a hardworking author. The
kind of author who is willing to trek into fields every morning, or take their
dinner amidst a stack of books. These writers pour passion into their work,
attempting to convey via pen or keyboard a revelation that they
simply need to share with others. And while we as readers certainly enjoy the
end product of their labors, rarely do we discover the people behind the pages.

So, before you’re able to delve into our forthcoming fall
list, we thought a brief introduction was in order. Readers, meet our Fall 2015
writers:

 

 

Author: Michael
Helquist Helquist

Book: Marie Equi: Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions

Release
Month:
September

Website:
http://www.michaelhelquist.com/

Occupation:
Historian, journalist, editor, and activist

Quick
Fact:
Helquist’s interest in the project stemmed in part from
the modern relevance of Equi’s struggles. “How Equi fought for justice makes
her life story compelling to general readers and scholars interested in the
issues of her day and to anyone committed to similar challenges today,” he
explains on his blog.

 

 

Author: Max G.
Geier Geier

Book: The Color of Night: Race, Railroaders, and Murder
in the Wartime West

Release
Month:
October

Website:
http://www.wou.edu/~geierm/

Occupation:
Professor of History, Emeritus

Quick
Fact:
Geier’s areas of scholarly specialization include public
history, environmental history, and North American history. He is the author of
two books on the history of forest science research in the Pacific Northwest.

 

 

Author: Sue
Armitage Armitage

Book: Shaping the Public Good: Women Making History in
the Pacific Northwest

Release
Month:
October

Website:
http://libarts.wsu.edu/history/faculty-staff/emeritus.asp

Occupation:
Emerita Professor of History and Women’s Studies

Quick
Fact:
Armitage has coedited three collections of work by and
about western women. Her forthcoming book focuses on women—famous and
little-known alike—who helped shape Pacific Northwest society.

 

 

Author: Ellen
Eisenberg Eisenberg

Book: Embracing a Western Identity: Jewish Oregonians,
1849-1950

Release
Month:
October

Website:
http://willamette.edu/cla/history/faculty/eisenberg/

Occupation:
Professor of American History

Quick
Fact:
Eisenberg’s publication coincides with the Oregon Jewish
Museum’s online exhibit and documentary centered around the Oregon Jewish
experience. This title will be followed by a second book documenting the
decades following 1950.

 

 

Author: Dale
Soden Soden

Book: Outsiders in a Promised Land: Religious Activists
in Pacific Northwest History

Release
Month:
October

Website:
http://www.whitworth.edu/academic/Faculty/index.aspx?username=dsoden

Occupation:
Professor of History

Quick
Fact:
Soden maintains a collection of historic photos of
Washington state, most of which contain themes of power and transportation. You
can view some of them here.

 

 

Author: Lawrence
A. Landis Landis

Book: A School for the People: A Photographic History of
Oregon State University

Release
Month:
October

Website:
http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/staff/landisl

Occupation:
Director of OSU Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives Research
Center

Quick
Fact:
When visiting OSU’s archives, turn to Landis for help with
OSU history, historic photographs, preservation of archival materials, digital collections,
and historic preservation issues.

 

 

Editor: Lorraine
Anderson, assisted by Abby Phillips Metzger WildintheWillamette

Book: Wild in the Willamette: Exploring the Mid-Valley’s
Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas

Release
Month:
November

Website:
https://www.facebook.com/WildInTheWillamette

Occupation(s):
This guidebook was created via contributions from forty-plus outdoor
enthusiasts and noted writers.

Quick
Fact:
All proceeds from Wild
in the Willamette
will be donated to Greenbelt Land Trust. The book was
inspired by the passion and work of Gail Achterman, former director of the
Institute for Natural Resources at OSU.

 

 

Author: George
Moskovita (Introduction by Carmel Finley and Mary Hunsicker) Moskovita

Book: Living Off the Pacific Ocean Floor: Stories of a
Commercial Fisherman

Release
Month:
November

Occupation:
Commercial fisherman

Quick
Fact:
Moskovita made his living off the sea for more than sixty
years. This new edition of his fascinating memoir includes an introduction and
notes from Finley, an historian of science, and Hunsicker, an aquatic and
fisheries scientist.

 

 

Editors:
Scott Slovic and Paul Slovic Slovic

Book: Numbers and Nerves: Information, Emotion, and
Meaning in a World of Data

Release
Month:
November

Websites:
http://www.uidaho.edu/class/english/scott-slovic | http://psychology.uoregon.edu/profile/pslovic/

Occupations:
Professor of Literature & Environment | Professor of Psychology

Quick
Fact:
The Slovics are a father-son duo whose work studies
systemic problems within cultural patterns and societies that prevent individuals
from fully processing numerical information.

 

 

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