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'Oregon's Native Stepson' Hoover saved millions from starving to death

'Oregon's Native Stepson' Hoover saved millions from starving to death

Update: 2025-10-15
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When World War I broke out, Herbert Hoover was the world's most successful mining engineer. He abandoned all that to build an organization to feed the starving, first in Belgium and then throughout war-torn Europe. (London, UK; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1702c.herbert-hoover-in-belgium-431.html)
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'Oregon's Native Stepson' Hoover saved millions from starving to death

'Oregon's Native Stepson' Hoover saved millions from starving to death

Finn J.D. John