Talk:Henry Pittock

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Horatio Alger[edit]

The introduction says "His life was a rags-to-riches story befitting a hero in a Horatio Alger story" and this is true, and the very interesting thing is if there is any indicator that he was the inspiration for some of the Horatio Alger books, like for instance if Alger knew something about Pittock, can we include some proof of this if it is existing. Pernambuco 13:15, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is a comparison, and fairly common literary allusion, referring to his rise from "barefoot and penniless," to leaving the largest estate ever to have been probated in Oregon at the time of his death. This is documented in several of the referenced citations, one biographer stating it as "self description." The newsboy connection is just gravy. The wikilink is for those who may be unfamiliar with the recurring themes of Horatio Alger's work. I would not be upset if it were deleted. I am quite sure I am not the first to make the comparison, but I don't want to search for whomever may have made it before me. Or, I could rewrite it to make it clearer that it is a comparison, not a statement of fact regarding any actual relationship between the two individuals, other than one lived a life very closely resembling the fiction written by the other. The biographical sources employed far more florid language. -- "J-M" (Jgilhousen) 18:10, 27 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

possible copyvio[edit]

The paragraphs in Oregonian publisher and editor are alarmingly close to the contents of this reference. When I have more time I'll check it more thoroughly. —EncMstr 18:06, 26 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Change requested[edit]

I'm not sure how to do this, but could someone please review the summary box on the right? His birth date is clearly off from the date provided in the title.

Thanks! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.21.178.124 (talk) 18:59, 28 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Date of birth[edit]

It's either 1834, 1835, or 1836, according to various reliable sources. Which is it? Valfontis (talk) 06:47, 3 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Henry Pittock/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

I would rate it as GA, but it has not yet gone through GAC.--Yannismarou 17:33, 2 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 17:33, 2 January 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 17:46, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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