North Bend

by Dick Wagner, Judy Wagner, Coos Historical and Maritime Museum

Book Overview

Early settlers, driven by greed and a sense of entitlement, and sanctioned by their government, took Coos Indian lands without compensation. Asa Simpson purchased land at the north bend of Coos Bay from settlers. He wanted his company town, including a sawmill and shipyard, to remain small, but his son, Louis, had other ideas. Louis Simpson created a bustling frontier town filled with civic-minded citizens as well as drinkers, gamblers, and prostitutes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738581356
• ISBN13: 9780738581354
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"