Nameless towns : Texas sawmill communities, 1880-1942 / by Thad Sitton and James H. Conrad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sitton, Thad, 1941- author.

Conrad, James H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City and town life--Texas--History.

City and town life.

Sawmills--Texas--History.

Sawmills.

Lumbering--Texas--History.

Lumbering.

Texas--History, Local.

Texas.

Texas--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 1998.

Summary:

Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Many sprang up almost overnight in a pine forest clearing, and many disappeared just as quickly after the company "cut out" its last trees. But during their heyday, these company towns made Texas the nation's third-largest lumber producer and created a colorful way of life that lingers in the memories of the remaining former residents and their children and grandchildren. Drawing on oral history, company records, and other archival sources, Sitton and Conrad recreate the lifeways of the sawmill communities. They describe the companies that ran the mills and the different kinds of jobs involved in logging and milling. They depict the usually rough-hewn towns, with their central mill, unpainted houses, company store, and schools, churches, and community centers. And they characterize the lives of the people, from the hard, awesomely dangerous mill work to the dances, picnics, and other recreations that offered welcome diversions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Chapter One. Introduction

Chapter Two. Panoramas

Chapter Three. Feudal Towns

Chapter Four. The Cornbread Whistle

Chapter Five. Dancing on the Millpond

Chapter Six. Cut and Get Out

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780292799882

0292799888

OCLC:

1286806272