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| Title |
The Flora Country: The Hardships and Struggles of the Matt Devin Family as Pioneers in Northern Wallowa County, Oregon |
| Author |
Devin, Ira H. |
| Publisher |
Longview, Washington; Lower Columbia College; October 1971 |
| Source ID |
S67455 |
| Linked to |
Odna Devin |
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| Notes |
- Description:
Pages iv, 168. Softcover, 27.7x21.3cm, perfect bound- Edited and typeset by Carl G. Devin. This book was privately printed and is out of print.
From the Preface of The Flora Country: "The document contained herein, relates the activities and hardships experienced by my family--my Mother and my Father during the first winter and subsequent years, starting in 1890, in the northern portion of Wallowa County, Oregon. These experiences are varied and many--some serious, some sad, some amusing, some frightening, and some ordinary. In this document, I have attempted to consolidate the facts as I recall them, that were told by my parents (some I have heard many times), and other incidents have been verified by writing letters to the many friends, relatives, neighbors, and others that have lived through those times." The above paragraph describes this book exactly. It is very interesting reading and hard to put down after you start reading. I feel it pretty accurately details the life every pioneer lived since the first colonist arrived in North America. For an added twist, this book chronicles the life of the pioneers in one of the last wilderness areas opened for homesteading in Oregon at a time when the industrial revolution was rapidly replacing the agarian way of life. If you have ancestors who homesteaded North-eastern Oregon, this book gives you a feel for the life they must of led.
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