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Timberrr!: A History Of Logging In New England
 
 
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Timberrr!: A History Of Logging In New England [Library Binding]

Mary Morton Cowan (Author)


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An illustrated history of the New England forests, from colonial days when settlers freely used the trees for warmth and housing to today's tensions between environmentalists and the logging industry.

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Gr. 5-8. Cowan takes an obscure topic and convincingly points out its relevance to a wide array of historical, cultural, and scientific studies. Drawing from dozens of sources, she chronicles logging's history and methods, from English settlers' forays into what one dubbed a "hideous and desolate waste land" to the development of modern forestry. Along the way, she shows how the flourishing trade in ship masts became a bone of contention between colonists and crown, describes the many dangerous, specialized jobs in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century lumbering camps, details technical innovations that profoundly changed the industry, and explores our still-improving understanding of forest ecology and related environmental issues. Generously illustrated with black-and-white photos, and capped by a comprehensive glossary plus lists of books and Web sites, this will spark or support a plethora of research projects, as well as give readers a vivid picture of a colorful, now nearly vanished way of life. John Peters
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  • Library Binding: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Millbrook Press (August 3, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761318666
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761318668
  • Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,545,962 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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sorting booms, cant dog, log hauler, board footage, hauling roads, mast pines, river drivers, gang saws, key log, sled runners
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New England, New Hampshire, Broad Arrow, World War, United States, Greenup County, Royal Navy, John Everman
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