Skookum: An Oregon Pioneer Family's History and Lore / Edition 2

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ISBN-10:: 0870711199
ISBN-13:: 9780870711190
Pub. Date:: 10/01/2005
Publisher:: Oregon State University Press

ISBN-10:: 0870711199
ISBN-13:: 9780870711190
Pub. Date:: 10/01/2005
Publisher:: Oregon State University Press

Skookum: An Oregon Pioneer Family's History and Lore / Edition 2

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ISBN-13:	9780870711190
Publisher:	Oregon State University Press
Publication date:	10/01/2005
Series:	Northwest Reprints Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	416
Sales rank:	308,887
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d)

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In the spring of 1843, brothers Jesse, Lindsay, and Charley Applegate sold their farms, bought several hundred head of cattle, and led the first wagon train from Missouri to Oregon, accompanied by their wives and 22 children. Two children died before the Applegates reached their destination in Umpqua Valley. Shannon Applegate, a direct descendant of these brave pioneers, has fashioned a richly detailed history of this extraordinary frontier family.

Three Applegate brothers - Charley, Lindsay, Jesse - and their families came to Oregon in 1843, ultimately settling in the Yoncalla Valley. They built an emigrant road, set up homesteads and became involved in territorial affairs. Some family members left temporarily to seek gold in California and Idaho. Wives and daughters wrote letters, kept journals, saved photographs and other memorabilia. They stored a treasure trove to be discovered by a fifth-generation descendant, the author, who has fashioned a splendidly detailed history of the family. The first section, 1843-1867, reads like a novel; the second part profiles two sons and three daughters of the settlers. Finally, Applegate describes her return to the old home place and the surviving members of the family's third generation (her great-aunt and great-uncle). The Applegates played a vital role in Oregon's history, and their story will have great local interest; it will also appeal to readers interested in the pioneer experience. Photos. (October)

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