The Odyssey of Thomas Condon: Irish Immigrant : Frontier Missionary : Oregon Geologist [signed]

Condon was known as the foremost geologist of the Pacific Northwest, but this biography also tells the story of his birth in Ireland, his immigrant life in America, his "self" education, his missionary work in Oregon, and his development as a scientist, teacher, and educator of influence. Clark (retired president, U. of Oregon) places Condon in the context of nineteenth century events and thought: Manifest Destiny and Social Darwinism, abolitionism, temperance, woman suffrage, and prison reform. Illustrated and heavily annotated. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.