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My heaven in Hells Canyon : growing up in Snake River Cover Image Book Book

My heaven in Hells Canyon : growing up in Snake River / Violet Wilson Shirley.

Shirley, Violet Wilson, 1920-2010 (author.).

Summary:

"This is one helluva narrative about one helluva woman who believed that Hells Canyon was her heaven. You'll be captivated by Violet Wilson Shirley's stories about ranch life in the deepest part of Hells Canyon. The Pete and Ethel Wilson family lived exemplary lives. Could we survive and scratch out a productive life in this rugged terrain with rattlesnakes, fickle weather, steep slopes, and animal predators constantly challenging our bodies and minds? Could we successfully raise eight children? After she retired, Violet returned to the canyon as a U.S. Forest Service volunteer at the Kirkwood visitor center. She contributed time almost every year between 1986 and 2004. Violet's spirit is chiseled into the cliffs and slopes of Hells Canyon and floats above the rapids of Snake River as it plunges through that spectacular gorge"--Page 4 of cover.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781478701279
  • ISBN: 1478701277
  • Physical Description: iii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
  • Publisher: Denver, Colorado : Outskirts Press, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-226).
Formatted Contents Note:
Welcome to the Wilson family -- Lay of the land -- Spring of my life -- Summer of my life -- Autumn of my life -- Winter of my life -- Photo gallery.

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Subject: Shirley, Violet Wilson, 1920-2010.
Wilson family.
Hells Canyon (Idaho and Or.)
Genre: Autobiographies.

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  • 4 of 6 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library 979.573092 .S558m 2016 (Text) 37814003019214 OREGON COLLECTION Checked out 06/09/2025

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