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DRIGH SIGHED PUBLICATIONS
'Books from the Right Side of the State'
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Drigh Sighed Publications
327 SE First Street, Suite 131
Pendleton, OR 97801
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Email: drighsid@uci.net
Telephone: 541-276-8206
Fax (for bookstore orders only please): 541-276-8206
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To place an order, mail a check or money order for the price of the book plus postage to the address above.
Usually 1 book mailed by Media Mail adds $2.23 to the price of the book.
1 or 2 books mailed by Flat Rate Priority Mail adds $4.95 to the price.
Please call or email for current postage prices or if you have any questions. Quantity discounts are available for bookstores. Please contact us for terms.
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FINDING THE TRAIL IN OREGON: A guide to Sites, Museums, and Ruts on the Oregon Trail 2nd Edition ©2000
by Keith F. May
$14.95
200 pages, 60 photos, maps and illustrations
This guide book can be used to see the remains of the Oregon Trail in Oregon and Southeast Washington. Clear road directions and maps are used to guide you to significant rut sites, museums, forts and other sites along the trail from the Snake River near Vale all the way to Oregon City. Included are side trips to Whitman Mission and over the Barlow Road. Also, the "real" history of the trail is discussed and myths dispelled about the journey. The sites are listed in the order that the emigrants first saw them. Come be an explorer of this vital link to the past--The Oregon Trail.
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GHOSTS OF TIMES PAST:
A Road Trip of Eastern Oregon Ghost Towns 2nd Edition ©1998
by Keith F. May
$15.95
152 pages, 70 photos, maps and illustrations
Ghost towns draw visitors by what they were and by what remains of them today... eerie, silent reminders of the passage of time. With this book as your guide, you can meander through 43 towns that thrived in Eastern Oregon in the late 1800's and early 1900's and now lie nearly abandoned. These towns from North Central Oregon, around the Wallowas and the Elkhorn Region west of Baker City are easy to find and full of adventure for the weekend explorer. New explanded 2nd edition includes more towns and more pictures. Take a drive to see and explore Albee, Antelope, Ashwood, Auburn, Bakeoven, Bourne, Boyd, Cornucopia, Flora, Friend, Galena, Granite, Greenhorn, Kent, Klondike, Lonerock, McEwen, Pocahontas, Shaniko, Sparta, Sumpter, Susanville, Whitney, Wingville and many more! Learn what caused the towns to come into existence and then fade away!
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LIVING ON THE DRY SIDE OF OREGON:
Back in the Saddle © 2004
by Keith F. May
$9.95
75 pages, illustrations
The “Cosmic Cowboy” rides again in this humorous look at life in Eastern Oregon. Short chapters discuss everything from the pitfalls of high school reunions and Hawaiian shirts to Grandma’s Studebaker and dating in Eastern Oregon – a must for anyone wanting to move to the Dry Side of the State or who wants to understand the quirks of life.
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PENDLETON:
A Short History of a Real Western Town © 2005
by Keith F. May
$12.95
124 pages, 13 historic photos, maps and illustrations
What makes the Real West? The second city in Oregon to have paved streets and the fourth largest city in Oregon in 1900, Pendleton was known as the “Entertainment Capital of the Northwest,” boasting 32 saloons and 18 bordellos. It is home to the Pendleton Woolen Mills, Pendleton Round-Up, The Pendleton Underground Tours, extravagant mansions, many museums and much more. Take a look at how Umatilla County was formed and how a Wild West town developed at the crossing of the Umatilla River. Learn about the characters and events that shaped this thriving community in the sagebrush land of Eastern Oregon – See what the REAL west is all about.
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PIONEER CLOTHING ON THE OREGON TRAIL 2nd Edition © 2009
by Christina Rae May
$12.95
122 pages, numerous photos and illustrations
Expanded 2nd Edition includes even more information, more diary quotes and more resources. Did you ever wonder how the real emigrants of the Oregon Trail era looked? Did they wear blue jeans and prairie dresses? Pioneer Clothing on the Oregon Trail describes what they wore and a lot more. With emigrant diary excerpts and photos, a better understanding of clothing styles and uses of the era will emerge for you, and perhaps a few myths will be dispelled as well. Want to create your own pioneer clothing? This is the book for you.
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