Bibliograph

Tall trees, tough men, by Robert E. Pike

Type

Label

Tall trees, tough men, by Robert E. Pike

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

mapsportraitsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tall trees, tough men

Oclc number

27217142659463

Responsibility statement

by Robert E. Pike

Summary

An anecdotal and pictorial history of logging and log-driving in New EnglandThe work, logging camps, and life of New England loggers are affectionately described by a devoted woodsman

Table Of Contents

The axe -- The terrain and the trees -- The genesis of the lumberjack -- Who were the lumberjacks? -- The timber-cruiser and the woods surveyor -- The camp boss -- The logging camp and the diversions of its denizens -- Choppers, sawyers, cant-dog men, and filers -- The scaler -- The teamster and the teams -- The versatile blacksmith -- What's cooking? -- The camp clerk -- Lumberjack ballads -- Logging railroads -- The steam log-hauler -- The sawmill -- Forest fires -- The riverman -- Dami it all! -- River-driving in Vermont -- River-driving in Maine -- River-driving in New Hampshire -- Sketch of a "Lumber King" -- Pulpwood and paper

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