The white pine industry in Minnesota : a history / Agnes M. Larson ; foreword by Bradley J. Gills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Larson, Agnes M. (Agnes Mathilda), 1892-1967.

Series:

Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series.

The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series

Standardized Title:

History of the white pine industry in Minnesota

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White pine industry--Minnesota--History.

White pine industry.

Lumbering--Minnesota--History.

Lumbering.

Lumber trade--Minnesota--History.

Lumber trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 432 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Telling the complete history of the white pine industry, Agnes M. Larson brings us back to a time when MinnesotaÕs lumber business was thriving. Larson recounts the development of the region with a wealth of information, including the building of the railroads and bustling mill towns; the daily lives of lumberjacks; and the final devastation of the forests.

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; The White Pine Industry in Minnesota; INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Originally published under title: History of the white pine industry in Minnesota. c1949.

ISBN:

0-8166-5375-5

OCLC:

476147346