Ralph Friedman
Encyclopedia
Ralph Friedman was an American author
best known for his books about Oregon
.
Ralph Friedman was born and raised in Chicago
. He hitchhiked to Oregon in 1933 at the age of 16. He wrote 10 books, and contributed to many other books, magazines, and newspapers. For ten years, he led the travel class "Oregon for the Curious", offered by Portland Community College
(PCC). He also taught writing and folklore
for PCC and for Portland State University
. He died in Portland, Oregon
on June 3, 1995, his 79th birthday.
Author
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best known for his books about Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
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Ralph Friedman was born and raised in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He hitchhiked to Oregon in 1933 at the age of 16. He wrote 10 books, and contributed to many other books, magazines, and newspapers. For ten years, he led the travel class "Oregon for the Curious", offered by Portland Community College
Portland Community College
Portland Community College is Oregon's largest community college, located in Portland, United States. It serves over one million residents in the five county area of Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, Clackamas, and Columbia...
(PCC). He also taught writing and folklore
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
for PCC and for Portland State University
Portland State University
Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in...
. He died in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
on June 3, 1995, his 79th birthday.
Works
- The Other Side of Oregon (1992) ISBN 0-87004-352-8
- In Search of Western Oregon (1991) ISBN 0-87004-332-3
- This Side of Oregon (1982) ISBN 0-87004-284-X
- Tracking Down Oregon (1978) ISBN 0-87004-257-2
- A Touch of Oregon - Love Song to a State (1976) ISBN 0-89174-005-8
- Tales Out of Oregon (1976) ISBN 0-89174-004-X
- Oregon for the Curious (First Edition, 1965; Second Edition, 1966; Third Edition, 1972) ISBN 0-87004-222-X
- Northwest Passages: A Book of Travel (1968) ASIN B0006CY1RA
- "West's Wildest Cattle Drive" (magazine article, magazine unknown)
