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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The earth rumbles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sorting booms, cant dog, log hauler, board footage, hauling roads, mast pines, river drivers, gang saws, key log, sled runners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, New Hampshire, Broad Arrow, World War, United States, Greenup County, Royal Navy, John Everman New!
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The earth rumbles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sorting booms, cant dog, log hauler, board footage, hauling roads, mast pines, river drivers, gang saws, key log, sled runners Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New England, New Hampshire, Broad Arrow, World War, United States, Greenup County, Royal Navy, John Everman New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Aroostook: A Century of Logging by Richard W. Judd in Back Matter
- American Studies: Esssays in Honour of Marcus Cunliffe by John White in Back Matter
- Northeast Folklore: Essays in Honor of Edward D. Ives by Pauleena Macdougall in Back Matter
- Giants in the Land by Diana Appelbaum in Back Matter
- White Pine on the Saco River: An Oral History of River Driving in Southern Maine (Northeast Folklore) by Michael P. Chaney in Back Matter
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