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Stewart H. Holbrook
Biography
Beloved Northwest author Stewart H. Holbrook, a Vermont native and former logger, came to Portland, Oregon in 1923. His works of popular history covered a variety of topics, including logging, famous figures of the Old West, and interesting events and people of the Pacific Northwest. A columnist for the Oregonian, Holbrook had articles published in newspapers and magazines all over the country, and he published many books. Holbrook described these writings as “lowbrow or nonstuffed shirt history.” The much-celebrated author was known to consort with a wide variety of people, from the literary elite to loggers and labor organizations.
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Books
James J. Hill: A Great Life in Brief
by Stewart H. Holbrook
Price:
$9.95 USD.
Words: 46,920.
Language:
English.
Published: March 15, 2018
by
Epicenter Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Biography » Business biography
James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder," (1838-1916) was a Canadian-American railroad executive with the Great Northern Railway, responsible for building railways across the northern US. Part visionary, part robber baron, part buccaneer, Stewart Holbrook brings his story to life, in brief, as well as the lives of the other movers and shakers in the railway scene of the times.
Little Annie Oakley and Other Rugged People
by Stewart H. Holbrook
Price:
$9.95 USD.
Words: 73,850.
Language:
English.
Published: February 15, 2018
by
Epicenter Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » American
From the brick-paved streets of Boston and New England, to the deserts of Arizona, to the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest, beloved author and columnist Stewart Holbrook takes his readers down uncharted paths in a series of delightful pieces. Little Annie Oakley and Other Rugged People is pure Americana that delves into the myths of motley people, and the places they made famous.
The Columbia
by Stewart H. Holbrook
Price:
$9.95 USD.
Words: 99,670.
Language:
English.
Published: July 19, 2017
by
Epicenter Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » North America » USA
The Columbia commemorates the disciplining and conversion of a wilderness river from a water passageway to a powerhouse and a source of irrigation. Here is the story of its explorers who came by boat and by foot, the canals, locks, and dams which flooded old landmarks to give new pioneers farm lands and electricity, and the story of the settlement of the Pacific Northwest.
Holy Old Mackinaw
by Stewart H. Holbrook
Price:
$9.95 USD.
Words: 78,130.
Language:
English.
Published: July 13, 2017
by
Epicenter Press.
Categories:
Nonfiction » History » North America » USA
Holy Old Mackinaw is the rough and lusty story of the American lumberjack at work and at play, from Maine to Oregon. Beloved Northwest author Stewart Holbrook captures the life and color of a vanished American scene in this complete history of logging in the Northwest.