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Stewart H. Holbrook

Born

in Newport, Vermont, The United States

August 22, 1893

Died

September 03, 1964

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Stewart Hall Holbrook (1893 - 1964) was an American lumberjack, writer, and popular historian. His writings focused on what he called the "Far Corner" - Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. A self-proclaimed "low-brow" historian, his topics included Ethan Allen, the railroads, the timber industry, the Wobblies, and eccentrics of the Pacific Northwest.

He wrote for The Oregonian for over thirty years, and authored dozens of books. He also produced a number of paintings under the pseudonym of "Mr. Otis." ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 1,010 ratings · 165 reviews · 65 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Swamp Fox of the Revolution 3.99 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1959 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wildmen, Wobblies & Whistle Punks: Stewart Holbrook's Lowbrow Northwest by Stewart H. Holbrook, Brian Booth (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	America's Ethan Allen 3.11 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1949 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Davy Crockett 3.83 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1955 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Holy Old MacKinaw: A Natural History of the American Lumberjack 4.33 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1938 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wild Bill Hickok Tames the West by Stewart H. Holbrook, Ernest Richardson (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1952 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wyatt Earp: U.S. Marshal 3.61 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1956 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Age of the Moguls: The Story of the Robber Barons & the Great Tycoons 4.05 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1953 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of American Railroads 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1955 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Far Corner 4.10 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1951 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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