Nameless Towns Texas Sawmill Communities, 1880-1942

Name: Nameless Towns Texas Sawmill Communities, 1880-1942
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ISBN: 9780292777262

ISBN-10: 0292777264

ISBN-13: 9780292777262

Edition: 1998

Authors: Thad Sitton, James H. Conrad

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"After completing the book, I truly understood life in the sawmill communities, intellectually and emotionally. It was very satisfying. Conrad and Sitton write in such a manner to make one feel the hard life, smell the sawdust, and share the danger of the mills. The book is compelling and stimulating." Robert L. Schaadt, Director-Archivist, Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center Sawmill communities were once the thriving centers of East Texas life. Many sprang up almost overnight in a pine forest clearing, and many disappeared just as quickly after the company "cut out" its last trees. But during their heyday, these company towns made Texas the nation's third-largest lumber…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 7/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.25" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.990



Preface and Acknowledgments



Introduction



Panoramas



Feudal Towns



The Cornbread Whistle



Dancing on the Millpond



Cut and Get Out


Notes


Bibliography


Index