Tall Trees, Tough Men: A Vivid, Anecdotal History of Logging and Log-Driving in New England
by Robert E. Pike
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Author: Robert E. PikeEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-07-01
ISBN: 0393319172
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Book Reviews of Tall Trees, Tough Men: A Vivid, Anecdotal History of Logging and Log-Driving in New England
Book Review: A colorful trip back in time
Summary: 4 Stars
After visiting the Great North woods of New Hampshire for the last 12 years, and learning of my ancestors involvement in the logging industry, I decided to purchase this book and was greatly impressed by the varied stories of life in the lumber camp and on the drives. Though the different jobs were skimmed over in description, it gave a good look into the past. Oh to be a fly in the woods in those days. Very enjoyable reading.
Summary of Tall Trees, Tough Men: A Vivid, Anecdotal History of Logging and Log-Driving in New England
In this robust, informal book, Robert E. Pike tells the colorful story of logging and log-driving in New England. The New England loggers and river drivers were a unique breed of men. Working with their axes and peaveys through Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, they contributed mightily to the development of the United States. The daily life of the loggers was hard --working in deep icy water fourteen hours a day, sleeping in wet blankets, eating coarse food, and constantly risking their lives. Their pay was very low, yet they were proud to call themselves loggers. When they came out of the woods after the spring drives, they ebulliently spent their pay carousing in the staid New England towns. Robert E. Pike, who as a youth worked in the woods and on the rivers, writes affectionately and knowingly, with humorous anecdotes, of every detail of lumbering. He describes the daily life of the logging camps, giving a picture of the different specialist jobs: the camp boss, the choppers, the sawyers and filers, the scaler, the teamsters, the river men, the railroaders, and the lumber kings. His descriptions bring the reader vividly into the woods, smelling the tangy, newly cut timber, hearing the boom of the falling trees.General Books
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