9780887400360 - Timber: Toil and Trouble in the Big Woods von Andrews, Ralph W. (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

PAP. Zustand: Used - Very Good. Used - Like New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. This book tries to impress upon people today but it must have been like to set up a new life among trees of unbelievable size, in forests of unbelievable depth, and with axe and saw make the first attempts to wrest a living from them. Condition notes: 182 numbered pp; TPB. Pages: clean, bright, tight, large photo frontis; no defects. Cover: glossy white wraps, period b/w photo + white titles front, black titles to white spine; minimal edge/shelfwear.

Zustand: New. The photos in this absorbing book will instantly transport the reader into the former world of logging. Here was the greatest stand of Douglas fir timber in existence and here was labor for the Poles, Finns, Swedes, and Norskies lured out of the Midwest to make the lumber that helped build the West Coast cities. Num Pages: 182 pages, 171 b/w photos. BIC Classification: KNAC; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 206 x 15. Weight in Grams: 834. . 2007. 0003rd. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 3rd edition. 182 pages. 10.75x8.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorFrom his home in Seattle, Ralph Andrews has written many books to document American Northwest logging and its people.KlappentextrnrnHas anyone today any conception of the grandeur, the extent, the m.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Has anyone today any conception of the grandeur, the extent, the million board feet a day production.the entire meaning of the forests of the Pacific Northwest-the 'Big Woods' The photographs alone in this absorbing book will instantly transport the reader into this former world. Here was the greatest stand of Douglas fir timber in existence and here was labor for the Poles, Finns, Swedes and Norskies lured out of the Midwest to convert the mammoth trees into the lumber that helped build the West Coast cities. Ralph Andrews presents a fascinating subject-the hope, courage and tragedy in the lives of the men and women who opened up the dense native forests or as the loggers said 'brought daylight into the swamp,' and converted the trees into the lumber which built the West Coast cities. Here are many nostalgic scenes showing high climbers, fallers balanced on high springboards, yokes of oxen and up to eight spans of horses dragging logs on skidroad, yokes of oxen and up to eight spans of horses dragging logs on skidroads to flumes, rivers and salt water, early donkey engines, railroads on steep grades, logging camps as well as devastating fires. Andrews' style of writing is graphic and spirited with strong emphasis on human interest.