An aerial shot of Portland and the Willamette river.

Reading Portland: The City in Prose

by John Trombold Editor and Peter Donahue Editor

elebrate the gritty pioneer spirit of the city that was a coinflip away from being called West Boston. Reading Portland includes works from authors such as Beverly Cleary, Ursula K. Le Guin, Joaquin Miller, Rudyard Kipling and many others that explore the past, the present and the future of the city of roses. This volume uses a variety of mediums including histories, memoirs, autobiographies, short stories, and news reports to broadcast the voices of women and men, colonizers and colonized; all colors and classes.

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