Reporting the Oregon Story: How Activists and Visionaries Transformed a State

by Floyd J. McKay

Oregon entered a new era in 1964 with the election of Tom McCall as Secretary of State and Bob Straub as State Treasurer. Their political rivalry formed the backdrop for two of Oregon's most transformative decades, as they successively fought for, lost, and won the governorship. Veteran Oregon journalist Floyd McKay had a front-row seat.

As a political reporter for The Oregon Statesman in Salem, and then as news analyst for KGW-TV in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870718460
• ISBN13: 9780870718465
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"