Glory Days of Logging/Action in the Big Woods, British Columbia to California
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (764 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0887405932 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book contain the best photographs of a dozen famous collections: Davis and Benson rafts, river drives, hand logging spar topping big wheels in the pine, saw mills of 1890 to 1915, historical ox teams, tractors, blumes. The reissue of this classic history allows us to once again journey into the past and rediscover for the first time the forgotten men and methods of logging history in the Northwest United States and Canada. In this chronicle of the Big Woods, bunk house ballads, humorous sketches and eyewitness accounts of work and life in the tall uncut as well as the rich photographs help the reader to actually feel the old logging atmosphere.
"Photos & Stories From When Timber Was King" according to H. Lee Dixon. This is a classic for anyone interested in the history of logging in the Pacific Northwest. Together with Andrews other companion book, "This Was Sawmilling" the reader will gain a great understanding how trees were harvest, transported to mills and converted into the resources which built this Country. There's hundreds of wonderful photos from the woods along with many contraptions which loggers created to make their tasks either easier or more likely, more productive. Can you imagine a raft 1000 feet long and Photos & Stories From When Timber Was King This is a classic for anyone interested in the history of logging in the Pacific Northwest. Together with Andrews other companion book, "This Was Sawmilling" the reader will gain a great understanding how trees were harvest, transported to mills and converted into the resources which built this Country. There's hundreds of wonderful photos from the woods along with many contraptions which loggers created to make their tasks either easier or more likely, more productive. Can you imagine a raft 1000 feet long and 30 feet wide and deep made out of logs laced toge. 0 feet wide and deep made out of logs laced toge. I have a Heritage in Logging, and this book hits the nail on the head! James A. Humberg I lost my hard bound version, but this book is just as good! Both my Father and Great Grand Fathers were loggers in Grays Harbor, and were known for their abilities to the Simpson-Poulson logging companies. I have a photo of my Great Grandfather standing at the base of a nine foot diameter Douglas Fir tree with all his logging buddies hanging, standing and chained to this monster tree, although it was a small one back in the 1920's! Back then it was all OLD GROWTH trees! I remember seeing a ten foot first cut log, on the trailer of a logging truck, back in 196. Five Stars T. Allyn Excellent book on Northwest logging. The photos are amazing.