Taming the Wilderness [Hardcover]

Hiram Drache (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0813429277 | ISBN-13: 978-0813429274 | Publication Date: January 1992

An account of one of the most isolated frontiers in the lower 48 states where many people came to exploit the public domain and then left. Legitimate homesteaders came, settled, and to a large extent failed, while thousands of lumberjacks – living in lumber camps – toiled to harvest nature’s bounty.

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About the Author

Hiram M. Drache grew up in a small farming village and spent much of his early life working at every task in the era of horsepower farming. After experiencing combat as a B-17 lead navigator in WW-II, he received his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, his M.A. from the University of Minnesota, and Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota. He has worked in various businesses and purchased his first farm in 1950. From 1952 to 1991 he was a professor of history at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota. He is currently historian-in-residence at Concordia where he writes full time.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 376 pages
• Publisher: Hobar Pubns (January 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813429277
• ISBN-13: 978-0813429274
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,456,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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