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Ooligan is a not for profit general trade press that publishes books honoring the cultural and natural diversity of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 2001 as a teaching press, Ooligan is staffed by students pursuing master’s degrees in the Department of English at Portland State University. These students participate in an apprenticeship program under the guidance of a core faculty of publishing professionals dedicated to the art and craft of publishing.
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New Release
A Heart for Any Fate:
Westward to Oregon, 1845
Linda Crew
Seventeen-year-old Lovisa King comes of age on the Oregon Trail as her family travels from Missouri to the Oregon Territory. Based on the history of a company of real pioneers, A Heart for Any Fate: Westward to Oregon, 1845 tells the story of the King family, whose careful plans are challenged by the harsh, unforeseen realities of overland travel. The Kings make the unfortunate decision to follow guide Stephen Meek, who leads them into blistering weather, drought, and treacherous river crossings along the Terrible Trail.
New Release
The Best Dancer
Christoph Keller
Determined to live outside the confines of his disabled body, author Christoph Keller puts his life into perspective through wit and imagination. In this colorful memoir, Keller shows us that sometimes moments of great weakness can be moments of great happiness.
42 | M. Thomas Cooper
Video courtesy of Chris Huff of Sisyphus Books
To learn more about this book: 42 by M. Thomas Cooper
Sustainability in Publishing at Ooligan Press
Ooligan's newly formed sustainability workgroup has been granted funding for their proposed "The Sustainability Book," which will serve both Ooligan Press and the PSU community in areas of environmentally sustainable photocopying, printing, and publishing, whether in the office or through outside vendors.
New Release
Oregon At Work: 1859–2009
Art Ayre & Tom Fuller
Oregon At Work: 1859–2009 looks at three eras in Oregon’s history: the mid- to late 1800s, the early to mid-1900s, and the mid-1900s to the present. Using personal stories, historical data, and photos, it shows what it was like to work and live in these very different periods of the state’s history.
Special Offer
Buy two copies of this marvelous book directly from Ooligan for $40 (regularly $21.95 each) before May 15, 2009, and we will ship one copy to you, postage paid, and donate the second copy to an Oregon school or library.
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New Release
Lincoln's Daughter
Tony Wolk
Lincoln’s Daughter completes Tony Wolk’s Lincoln Out of Time trilogy about inexplicable, time-traveling Abraham Lincoln, and the widow who gives birth to his daughter.
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New Release
Do Angels Cry? Tales of the War
Matko Marušić
In 1991, war broke out in Croatia. Matko Marušić’s short stories offer a human perspective on the war that is not told in history books. Each story illuminates the love and dedication the Croatian people have for their country, and their struggle to find purpose and meaning in the midst of tragedy.