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

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

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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