Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation - Hardcover

The result of 20 years of research by a diligent and impassioned conservationist, this account chronicles the history of forestry in the Pacific Northwest from 1850 to the present, telling how millions of acres of old growth forest fell into the hands of timber syndicates, railroad companies, and mining companies in the 19th century, and detailing the struggle over the Olympic peninsula the archetype of conservation efforts. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.