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So im going to tell some stories, and you oregonians may know some of the stories, and you may not know others. But ill start with how i came to this story. And, actually, whats surprising about it is how this story was very well known in its day. In 1836 when Washington Irving was commissioned by John Jacob Astor to write the story of these events 20 years after they occurred, irvings book, also called astoria, was a best seller of 1836. And those events have been largely forgotten in the american consciousness. I think you in oregon know a little bit more about them or im sure some of you kn...

Tshirts. Horn stands out above all other western characters, his controversial by hanging. Thomas h. Horn jr. Was born in scotland county, missouri, in 1860. Er, his early years coincided with the civil war and turbulent which hection era recalled were very difficult times. His parents, who were devout followers of the disciples of christ, imposed a strict code in home, prompting young tom to 18 70s. E in the mid he struck westward working at became aand eventually cow puncher on texas cattle trifs to dodge city, kansas. In 1879, he sought his fortune silver camp of leadville, colorado. When h...

Sweet, juicy green grass all day. Id never forget jewel. Well, so long, dale. Bye, scotty. I would never forget you, little jewel. Poor old scotty. He thinks everything that glitters is gold. Usually nothing but felspar. Dont bother, it isnt worth anything. Scottys quite a character. Ha ha yeah, he has a claim somewhere out in the mountains just across the desert. Comes in every now and then to get supplies. Maybe he will strike it rich sometime. You put out a mighty good meal, miss. Thank you come in again you know, weve got a lot to look forward to, my lady. Oh, its going to be fine, honey. ...

And also were here with cspan, booktv. And so we have a National Audience as well as a oregon audience. So im going to tell some stories, and you oregonians may know some of the stories, and you may not know others. But ill start with how i came to this story. And, actually, whats surprising about it is how this story was very well known in its day. In 1836 when Washington Irving was commissioned by John Jacob Astor to write the story of these events 20 years after they occurred, irvings book also called astoria, was a best seller of 1836. And those events have been largely forgotten in the am...

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