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EPISODE · Sep 26, 2025 · 13 MIN

“Bear Grylls of the 1910s” had something to prove

from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John

Joe Knowles' wilderness-survival demonstration had been a huge success, and made him famous. But he'd been dogged by rumors that he cheated. Now, a continent away, he was going to redeem his reputation with a second try ... in Oregon. (Holland, Josephine County; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1812e.joe-knowles-survival-guru-528.html)

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