On April 8, Ooligan Press will celebrate the release of an exciting new book commemorating Oregon's sesquicentennial (150th birthday). Written by Tom Fuller and Art Ayer, both Oregon Employment Department employees, Oregon at Work: 1859-2009 explores the role that work has played in shaping the state's history. The book is a partner project of the Oregon 150 Commission and features a foreword by Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski.
Fuller and Ayer tell Oregon's work and economic history through the stories, photographs, memories, and momentos of real Oregonians. Some of the stories have been passed down from generation to generation and begin with Oregon's statehood in 1859. Other stories are more recent, highlighting Oregon's growth from farming, mining, and logging country to include high tech businesses, earning parts of the state the nickname of Silicon Forest.
For more information on Oregon at Work: 1859-2009, other Ooligan Press titles, and Ooligan Press Oregon 150 events, please visit http://ooligan.pdx.edu
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Oregon at Work may seem today like a title chosen for its irony, but it's full of inspirational stories about people who persevered. So has Oregon, when you think about it.
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