Rusty hardware, Jordan farmstead museum, Hells Canyon, Idaho County, Idaho, 2011.Before taking the b
Rusty hardware, Jordan farmstead museum, Hells Canyon, Idaho County, Idaho, 2011.Before taking the boat trip up the canyon, on my bookshelves I found and read a long neglected copy of Grace Jordan’s classic about the family farmstead, Home Below Hell’s Canyon (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press). Originally published in 1954, the book is a fascinating snapshot of life in the remoter parts of the Pacific Northwest during the depression. The ride up the river in late summer, the intense heat, and the fairly primitive farm buildings illustrated how difficult life must have been when the Jordans lived in that most remote corner of Idaho. After leaving the Hells Canyon farm, her husband served as Governor of Idaho and U.S. Senator from that state. -- source link
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