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'Mother of Oregon History' earned praise, but little money (Part 2 of 2)

'Mother of Oregon History' earned praise, but little money (Part 2 of 2)

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Legendary author Frances Fuller Victor fell on hard times in the late 1870s. She never quit, but after she took a job writing for Hubert Howe Bancroft, he took credit for the books she wrote. (St. Helens, Columbia County; 1880s, 1890s, 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1504a.frances-fuller-victor-part2.333.html)

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'Mother of Oregon History' earned praise, but little money (Part 2 of 2)

'Mother of Oregon History' earned praise, but little money (Part 2 of 2)

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