Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan By William S. Crowe (50th Anniversary Edition)
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From the book cover:
When I landed at Manistique from the Goodrich Line's City of Ludlngton at exactly midnight, May 29, 1893, I stepped into a strange new world such as I had never seen or even dreamed of. I was only seventeen and had lived for two years on a cattle ranch on the treeless plains of eastern Colorado northeast of Fort Lupton. I had never seen a ship, a large body of water, a sawmill or even a big tree. The screaming saws in five big mills, running twenty-four hours a day; the scent of new lumber and the pine woods; the hoarse whistles of lake steamers; the tall masts of lumber schooners in the harbor; and the flickering flames and red glow from the open burners reflected across the water and in the sky against the dark and somber background of the immense forest—all gave me a feeling early pioneers must have experienced when they discovered a new and unexplored area. I could hardly wait for morning to dawn.
—William S. Crowe, Lumberjack
Praise for W. S. Crowe's Lumberjack, First Edition (1952):
The lumber barons, the lumberjacks, and the town people who worked in the mills—as well as the happenings of that period are recalled by one who lived among them. I hope it will be an inspiration to others to set down their memories of the days of falling pine and belt-driven sawmills. Already too much of this story has passed beyond recall... a valuable addition not only to the history of Manistique but to the state as well.
—Ferris E. Lewis, Michigan History, Lansing
An authentic first-hand account ... which tells the whole story of big-scale lumbering in the Upper Peninsula during the 1890s and early 1900s. Chapter by enthralling chapter, Crowe recounts the times involved in the "big pine" operations…it rivals anything so far written…rich in description and alive with thrilling episodes.
—Marquette Mining Journal
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