Ticket To Oregon "A Three Generational Saga"
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The tiny town of Cordell, Oregon, sprang forth at the dawn of the twentieth century, birthed from the entrepreneurial vision of its namesake, Franklin Cordell, and his partner, John Witherspoon.
It grew and flourished during the sunset years of the Old West, came of age during the Depression, and weathered two world wars, Prohibition, the Depression, and the waning years of the local lumber industry.
Ticket’s Bar has been right there through it all, witnessing the booms, the bubbles, and the heartaches.
Three generations of the Ticket family have stood behind the bar, serving rich and poor, loggers and lumbermen, dreamers and drifters, revelers and mourners.
The current owner, Owen Ticket, hasn’t traveled much, nor has he spent much time outside this tiny town. But through his years as saloonkeeper, he’s just about seen and heard it all.
When a visiting author wanders in and challenges him to a storytelling duel, Owen Ticket pours forth tale after insightful tale, garnishing them with his own perceptive insights into human nature and the human condition.
In Ticket to Oregon, author Edward T. Frye’s saloonkeeper hero Owen Ticket opens the tap and draws forth a pitcher full of laughter and tears as he introduces his listener to a century’s worth Ticket’s patrons—from a trigger-happy card player, to Pinkerton railroad detectives, to Paws the Wonder Dog; not to mention Stonekicker Bob, some rowdy circus performers, and even such noted personalities as the retired Wild-West sharpshooter Annie Oakley herself.
Some of them came to celebrate their joys, others to drown their sorrows.
He stirs in not just the human elements, but also the enduring natural features that shape the lives of Pacific Northwesterners, including the mighty Mount Hood and the beautiful-but-treacherous Deschutes River.
Pull up a stool, park your heel on the brass foot rail, and settle in for some serious—and not-so-serious—storytelling in Ticket to Oregon.
Edward T. Frye
Ed Frye has been writing all his life. Ticket to Oregon is his second novel, following his 2011 autobiographically based, Fools and Children. Prior to these Ed has authored three textbooks used in colleges and high schools and more than a dozen articles published in numerous educational journals and magazines.A native Pennsylvanian, Ed resides in Mechanicsburg, PA with his wife of forty-seven years, near his two daughters, three grandchildren, and their dogs.Dr. Frye is an avid racquetball player. He is a licensed pilot, flying a Cessna Cardinal for years. He enjoys all things involving water, for a decade tooling a large pontoon boat and jet ski around Lake Raystown. A long-time dirt track racing enthusiast, Ed treasures his opportunity to drive a sportsman at a local track. The faster, the better for Ed Frye.Ed Frye is a nationally known speaker and consultant. For the last fifteen years, he has operated his own consulting business, working in 36 states and addressing more than 79,000 program participants. Dr. Frye has been a part-time professor in the graduate school at Penn State Harrisburg. He co-founded and served as president of StreetSmart, a company providing sales training to business staff.Dr. Frye holds degrees from Lock Haven University, Temple University, and Penn State. He has served in various capacities in several state and national educational associations and editorial boards.His professional website offers a complete resume, a listing of his publications, photos, and client responses: edfrye.home.comcast.net.
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