Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Timber booms and institutional breakdown in South Asia Timber booms and institutional breakdown in South Asia Michael Lewin Ross xvi, 237 p. : 24 cm OL13586743W
Timber country Timber country Lynn M. Stone An introduction to the Pacific Northwest, a forested area of great natural beauty, emphasizing the timber industry there. OL1801903W
Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan Marianne Johnston Recounts tales about Paul Bunyan, a legendary hero believed to be the strongest logger ever to live, and relates facts about legends and logging. OL19152279W
Bloodwood Bloodwood Gillian Bradshaw Discovering that she has only six months to live, Antonia Lanchester decides to turn whistle-blower on her company, Masterpiece Home Design, which uses illegally obtained timber from rain forests, an… OL24815711W
Giants in the land Giants in the land Diana Karter Appelbaum Describes how giant pine trees in New England were cut down during the colonial days to make massive wooden ships for the King's Navy. OL3338599W
Fire on the Wind Fire on the Wind Linda Crew The summer before her fourteenth birthday, a fierce forest fire rages throughout northwestern Oregon and threatens the logging camp where Storie and her family live. OL3360345W
Logging and lumbering Logging and lumbering Kathleen S. Abrams Discusses the work of loggers, activities at sawmills, various products derived from trees, and measures taken to insure a continued supply of lumber. OL5094871W