Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest by stewart holbrook. Otis, a northwest artist active from the 1930s to the early 1960s. Booths leadership abilities and interests in writing surfaced early. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest as well as coeditor of davis country. He cofounded the oregon cultural heritage commission. Stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historian was one of. Stewart hall holbrook 18931964 was an american logger, writer, and popular historian. Stewart holbrook academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest 1992 an anthology of his writings.
His writings focused on what he called the far corner. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest available in paperback. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest by stewart holbrook the great stewart holbrook was a storytelling titan and remains one of the most important writers in pacific northwest history. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest by brian booth, rants and incendiary tracts by bob blac. The 1st was may 2, 1948 announcing their wedding in boston. A mix of fiction and nonfiction, these books are perfect to get into the spirit and mindset of the great northwest. Hed remind us with a smile that portland magazine deemed it one of the 20 greatest oregon books ever while the oregonian named it one of the top ten history books. Stewart holbrooks lowbrow northwest in 1992, deemed by portland magazine one of the 20 greatest oregon books ever and named by the oregonian as one of its top 10 history books.
The yankee exodus, an account of migration from new england 41 copies. A selfproclaimed lowbrow historian, his topics included ethan allen, the railroads, the timber industry, the wobblies, and eccentrics of the pacific northwest. Davis and stewart holbrook from dusty obscurity, memorializing the latter in his 1994 book, wildmen, wobblies and whistle. Holbrook, a vermont native and former logger, came to portland, oregon, in 1923. Greater portland carl abbott published by university of pennsylvania press abbott, carl. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest northwest reprints, and more on. The sunday oregonian newspaper has 2 good articles about them. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest northwest reprints at. Books set in the pacific northwest list challenges. The 1st was may 2nd, 1948 announcing their wedding in boston, massachusetts. Holbrook described these writings as lowbrow or nonstuffed shirt history. Brian booth stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historian was one of the bestloved figures in the pacific northwest during the two decades preceding his death in 1964. Otis paintings collection dates 19471962 inclusive 1947 1962.
The muchcelebrated author was known to consort with a. Davis, brian booth was a native of douglas county, oregon. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest northwest reprints booth, brian on. Stewart hall holbrook 1893 1964 was an american lumberjack, writer, and popular historian. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest, which has now gone through six printings.
Stewart hall holbrook books list of books by author. Stewart holbrook s journalism collection takes readers on a tour of mostly forgotten scandals, natural. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest, edited and introduced by brian booth. Jump to navigation jump to search volume 1, oregon historical society quarterly, 1900. A devoted collector of rare books, booth rescued writers such as h. These are from powells books blog of required reading. Stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historian was one of the bestloved figures in the pacific northwest during the two decades preceding his death in 1964. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Follow stewart hall holbrook and explore their bibliography from s stewart hall holbrook author page.
Stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historian was one of the bestloved figures in the pacific northwest during the two. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest stewart holbrook, edited and introduced by brian booth oregon state university press, 1992. The war on the webfoot saloon and other tales of feminine adventure, malcolm clark. This anthology collects two dozen of his best pieces about his adopted home, the pacific northwest. Stewart hall holbrook 18931964 find a grave memorial. He was the founder of the oregon institute of literary arts now literary arts and the editor of wildmen, wobblies, and whistle punks.
Wildmen, wobblies and whistle punks is a careerspanning collection of over two dozen pieces set mostly in holbrook s. Stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and. An illustrated collection of essays on traditional lifeways, federal indian relations, and the states native people today. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. The official website of the oregon secretary of state. Holbrook believed in lowbrow or nonstuffed shirt history.
As a logger, journalist, historian, and wellknown storyteller, stewart holbrook a high school dropoutbelieved in nonstuffed shirt history. Stewart holbrook s lowbrow northwest northwest reprints. The official website of the oregon secretary of state governor west signed a proclamation declaring martial law for copperfield december 31,19. Oregon state university press, corvallis, 1992 waldo hall 101, corvallis 973316407. Stewart holbrook highschool dropout, logger, journalist, storyteller, and historian was one of the bestloved figures in the pacific northwest during.
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