Winemaking in Oregon began more than 150 years ago when Peter Britt of Jacksonville brought grapevine cuttings from California to create his Valley View Vineyard. By 1890, the Southern Oregon State Board of Agriculture forecast a vineyard-dotted Rogue Valley to rival “the castled Rhine, the classical vales of Italy and the sunny slopes of France.” But Prohibition, which became law in Oregon four years before the rest of the country, killed the nascent industry. Not until the 1970s, when Americans discovered a passion for wine, was winegrowing and winemaking in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley reestablished. Pear orchards were converted to vineyards, and winemaking―not on a California scale, but rather in boutique wineries tucked away along scenic country roads―began anew and thrived.

Rogue Valley Wine (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Daspit, MJ

Weisinger, Eric

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

Mayhem for all seasons... In The Little Red Book of Holiday Homicides, our year begins in December with The Shoe Santa, a Christmastime noir tale of Effie Perrine, Sam Spade’s secretary, ferreting out the truth about scores of missing boys. In The St. Nicholas Abbey Rum, January’s Twelfth Night party at an English country house is interrupted when the Lord’s young daughter is fatally poisoned. In February’s homage to President’s Day, a bottle of antique Jefferson Bordeaux is misappropriated and later found where the sun don’t shine. March celebrates baseball’s opening day with a fatal ballpark beaning. April is for Earth Day and autoerotic asphyxiation. You get the (perfect gift) idea. It’s a mix of murder mystery styles ranging from hardboiled to barely singed, points of view varied among victim, perp and gumshoe, periods and places from Texas in the Depression to Upstate New York in the now to a famous theater town in Southern Oregon playfully known as “Bardford.” There’s a celebration for everybody, whether you’re into Roman festivals or orthodox atheism ... and a murder to boot. The holidays are a time of indulgence, so whether you’re vacationing at the beach or settled into your comfy chair by the fire, put your feet up and savor a collection that will fill your inner sleuth with gladness.

The Little Red Book of Holiday Homicides

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Spoke Publishing

Winemaking in Oregon began more than 150 years ago when Peter Britt of Jacksonville brought grapevine cuttings from California to create his Valley View Vineyard. By 1890, the Southern Oregon State Board of Agriculture forecast a vineyard-dotted Rogue Valley to rival "the castled Rhine, the classical vales of Italy and the sunny slopes of France." But Prohibition, which became law in Oregon four years before the rest of the country, killed the nascent industry. Not until the 1970s, when Americans discovered a passion for wine, was winegrowing and winemaking in Southern Oregon's Rogue Valley reestablished. Pear orchards were converted to vineyards, and winemaking--not on a California scale, but rather in boutique wineries tucked away along scenic country roads--began anew and thrived.

Rogue Valley Wine

History

Daspit, M. J.

Americas

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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