When the White Pine Was King: A History of Lumberjacks, Log Drives, and Sawdust Cities in Wisconsin

by Jerry Apps

Book Overview

"From the ring of the ax in the woods, to the scream of the saw blade in the mill, to the founding of many of Wisconsin's communities, Jerry Apps does an outstanding job bringing Wisconsin's logging and lumbering heritage to life."--Kerry P. Bloedorn, director, Rhinelander Pioneer Park Historical Complex

For more than half a century, logging, lumber production, and affiliated enterprises in Wisconsin's Northwoods provided jobs for tens of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870209345
• ISBN13: 9780870209345
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"