Courageous People - History of Gresham, Oregon - Pioneers - Multnomah County - Powell Valley

Title: Courageous People

Author: Mary Powell Mallett

Description: Signed by author on title page. Very light wear to covers. Non-authorial gift inscription on title page. A few pages show minor soiling. Many illustrations from historic photographs. 140 pp. 10 x 7.5 inches.

A historical account of the first families and the early settlement of Gresham, Oregon, authored by the granddaughter of Gresham pioneer Dr. John Parker Powell. Many persons and families are written about, including the families of Metzger, Hall, (Clinton) Kelly, Stanley, Linnemann, Johnson, Shattuck, Brugger, Sherwood, Kane, and many others.

Mary Powell Mallett (1888-1974) was born in Dufur, moved to Portland as a girl, and then in 1932 relocated to Gresham. She taught for many years in the Gresham school system. Her book includes the recollections of her father Herman Ledyard Powell, who grew up in Powell Valley in the 1860's, and of her grandfather Dr. John Parker Powell.

Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good+

Publisher: [published by author]
Place: [Portland, Oregon]
Year: 1972

Keywords: Gresham, Powell Valley, Multnomah County, history, local history, pioneers,