Dorothy Lawson McCall’s memoir, Ranch Under the Rimrock, chronicles her dramatic transition from high-society Boston to the rugged high desert of Central Oregon in 1911. The narrative is deeply rooted in the dramatic geography of the Crooked River canyon, where imposing basalt cliffs and arid sagebrush flats defined her unforgiving new environment. Centered on her family's sprawling agricultural estate near Prineville, the book vividly details the physical challenges of adapting to this remote, inland Pacific Northwest landscape. Through her pioneering experiences, McCall maps the harsh but beautiful terrain of Oregon's rimrock country during the early twentieth century.

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