The American lumber industry helped fuel westward expansion and industrial development during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, building logging camps and sawmills--and abandoning them once the trees ran out.
In this book, John Franzen surveys archaeological studies of logging sites across the nation, explaining how material evidence found at these locations illustrates key aspects of the American experience during this era.
Franzen delves into the technologies used in cutting and.
University Press Of Florida The archaeology of the logging industry, hardcover/john g. franzen
