Memoirs of Orange Jacobs

An extended personal memoir traces a long life spent largely on the Pacific Coast, recounting over half a century of pioneer experience in the territories of Oregon and Washington. It combines vivid travel episodes, including a hazardous overland crossing and frontier encounters with Native peoples, with reflective pen sketches of settler life, observations on indigenous customs and their challenges, discussions of religious beliefs, recollections of official public service and addresses, and notes on regional wildlife and the legacy of pioneer patriotism.