A national historian, journalist and raconteur, Holbrook knew loggers, bums, reformists and historians across America. He loved cranks, eccentrics and mavericks. Holbrook had a nose for the outlandish - and followed it.
Literary quality is quite secondary.
A collection of Holbrook's favorites- a lowbrow history of the Northwest. From Erickson's Saloon in Portland to the sex-crazed religious prophet in Corvallis to the Aurora colony, Holbrook has the goods on the wacky state known as the human condition. He gets a kick from humanity's foibles and aspirations. Get a copy. You can order one from OSU Press or from most libraries.