The life, times, and gold mines of Captain W.H. Hembree (WPA oral-history interview)
Offbeat Oregon History podcast
English - February 12, 2024 14:00 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Places & Travel oregon pacific northwest ouragan columbia willamette history weird shipwreck pirate Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On April 28, 1938, Federal Writers Project worker Andrew Sherbert sat down with a stocky, rugged-looking 74-year-old prospector and former riverboat captain named W.H. Hembree to talk about his recollections of life in frontier Oregon for a firefighter, sailor, and gold miner. (For text and pictures, see https://www.loc.gov/item/wpalh001950/)