Product Description
by David Turner (Author)
Since its beginnings in the 1850s, Eugene has attracted independent thinkers. Its early leaders sited the town in a picturesque location along the Willamette River and were confident that agriculture and timber businesses would guide its growth. As Eugene
Author Biography
David G. Turner has lived in Eugene twice, first during the 1970s while earning a graduate degree in art history at the University of Oregon (UO) and again in 2003, when he returned to the UO Museum of Art. In between those times, he was a director of three art museums, and he currently teaches at UO. Eugene has many great collections of visual material, most notably the Lane County Historical Museum and University of Oregon Libraries, illustrating the unique diversity of the city's history in this book.
