lumber trade

A history of lumbering in the United States, describing the work of the men with jobs in that industry in its early days. Includes a section on the giant redwood tree.

Traveling to the mountains of 1929 North Carolina to forge a timber business with her new husband, Serena Pemberton champions her mastery of harsh natural and working conditions but turns murderous when she learns she cannot bear children.

George and Serena Pemberton negotiate the terrain of love and betrayal in the mountainous wilderness of North Carolina, where they build a timber business; when Serena learns that she will not bear a child, she plots to murder the illegitimate son George previously fathered in the area.

Discusses the dilemma of the spotted owl, whose existence is threatened by the destruction of its habitat--the ancient, old-growth forests.

Photographs and text describe the delicate balance of nature necessary for the spotted owl to survive, while explaining human dependence on old-growth forests.