Offbeat Oregon History

2 books in series
4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

Heroes & Rascals of Old Oregon Publisher's summary

Heroes and rascals...shipwrecks and lost gold...

Since 2008, the Offbeat Oregon History syndicated newspaper column has entertained and informed Oregonians with the weirdest, quirkiest, funniest, and most outrageous true stories in the surprisingly long history of their young state. Now, for the first time, those stories have been collected together, re-researched, augmented with freshly discovered information, and presented to listeners in audiobook form - starting with this volume, in which we've selected the most inspirational heroes, the most scurrilous rascals, and the most hilariously quirky mavericks of our state.

Highlights of this volume include:

  • Heroes like Robert Pamphlet, the Canadian rumrunner who rescued a boat full of shipwrecked mariners - and was sent to prison for it...
  • Rascals like Joseph "Bunco" Kelley, the legendary Portland waterfront shanghaier, opium smuggler, and all-around underworld entrepreneur...
  • Mavericks like Art Lacey, the man who smuggled a war-surplus B-17 bomber past the watchful eyes at City Hall and installed it proudly over the pumps at his Milwaukee gas station...

And over 50 others.

©2018 Finn J.D. John (P)2019 Ouragan House Publishers
Show more Show less
Americas Engineering Women
You're getting a free audiobook


You're getting a free audiobook.

$14.95 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
Product List
  • Book 1

    $15.59 or free with 30-day trial

  • Book 2

    Love, Sex and Murder in Old Oregon Audiobook By Finn J.D. John cover art
    Not available on audible.com

Similar series

Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series The Revolution Trilogy Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies Frontier Lawmen Camino Oxford History of the United States The American Revolution Series The Presidential Series Rivals! The Civil War: A Narrative Gotham The Centennial History of the Civil War

Book 1 in other series

The Trail of Gold and Silver Audiobook By Duane A. Smith cover art
The Trail of Gold and Silver By: Duane A. Smith
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims Audiobook By Rush Limbaugh cover art
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims By: Rush Limbaugh
Slobberknocker Audiobook By Jim Ross, Paul O'Brien cover art
Slobberknocker By: Jim Ross, and others
Know When to Run: Mission 1 Audiobook By J.S. Morin cover art
Know When to Run: Mission 1 By: J.S. Morin
The Frontiersmen Audiobook By Allan W. Eckert cover art
The Frontiersmen By: Allan W. Eckert
Golden Buddha Audiobook By Clive Cussler, Craig Dirgo cover art
Golden Buddha By: Clive Cussler, and others
Fair Blows the Wind Audiobook By Louis L'Amour cover art
Fair Blows the Wind By: Louis L'Amour
Pearl Harbor Audiobook By Newt Gingrich, William Forstchen cover art
Pearl Harbor By: Newt Gingrich, and others
The Great Book of American Trivia: Fun Random Facts & American History Audiobook By Bill O'Neill cover art
The Great Book of American Trivia: Fun Random Facts & American History By: Bill O'Neill
The Fun Knowledge Encyclopedia Audiobook By Bill O'Neill cover art
The Fun Knowledge Encyclopedia By: Bill O'Neill
When Heroes Flew Audiobook By H.W. "Buzz" Bernard cover art
When Heroes Flew By: H.W. "Buzz" Bernard
Dourado Audiobook By David Wood cover art
Dourado By: David Wood