Mark Beach 128 pages softcover
For the first 60 years of the 20th century, logging dominated the
physical, economic, and social landscape of the Oregon coast. Millions
of trees fell to axes and saws. Millions of dollars bought land and
machines. Thousands of young men sweated in the forests and swaggered in
the towns. Mills from Astoria to Brookings belched smoke and shipped
lumber throughout the world. As the industry responded to its worldwide
market, it went from boom to bust and back to boom. Every decade brought
new technologies that meant fewer loggers could cut more trees and send
them to mills faster than ever. This book, which includes historical
images from museums, agencies, and personal collections, reveals the
dangers and pride loggers experienced as part of their profession and
captures the culture of logging as forests shrank and markets grew.
