EPISODE · Dec 1, 2025 · 8 MIN
Tarzan fans are grateful for gold miner’s failure
from Offbeat Oregon History podcast · host Finn J.D. John
Had Edgar Rice Burroughs and his brothers been successful with their Snake River gold dredge, Ed likely would never have had the time or inspiration to start writing “John Carter of Mars,” “At the Earth's Core” and “Tarzan” books. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1503b.edgar-rice-burroughs-in-oregon.html)
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