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.
In a small Louisiana mill town in 1940, Jolene does not want her Momma to marry the logger who is courting her, but it seems that even her most defiantly bad behavior cannot make him go away.
While working in a sawmill in the Catskill Mountains of New York in the 1850s, fourteen-year-old Matt not only learns craftsmanship but also valuable lessons about life.
In a small Louisiana mill town in 1940, Jolene does not want her Mama to marry the logger who is courting her, but it seems that even her most defiantly bad behavior cannot make him go away.
When John has an accident while cutting logs in the Vermont woods, Tom, the Morgan horse who is his work partner and friend, uses intelligence and strength to rescue him.
In 1878, eleven-year-old Annabel and her parents survive a year of adventure which includes floating downriver in two shacks along with a group of Michigan lumbermen moving logs.
