“Not to mince words, it contains 400 pages of elegantly printed platitudes, and little else except an occasional quotation. Apparently, however, the author has been industrious in the collection and careful in the verification of his data, and his work, with its good index and bibliography, should make an excellent reference book for mere facts.”
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“As a critic he is quite without authority and almost equally lacking in insight. He makes some astonishing misstatements.”
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“Seems to be a carefully prepared work.”
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* Holman, Frederick Van Voorhies. [Dr. John McLoughlin: the father of Oregon.] *$2.50. Clark, A. H.
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A great deal of Oregon’s pioneer history is included in this sketch. After the coalition of the Northwest company, which McLoughlin had joined, and the Hudson bay company, he was engaged to manage the company’s interests in Oregon. His work which finally led up to American occupation makes an interesting personal account as well as an informing historical document.